Category Archives: Charles Darwin

Today, now, and what of the future?

Posted on 7 September 2018 by

From Aldo Leopold in his A Sand County Almanac: One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An … Continue reading →

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The global vegetative biosphere

Posted on 19 February 2018 by

(Click on figure to see a larger image, and use browser Back Button to return to blog) Data derived in part from SeaWIFS and image is from the NASA Earth Observatory here. Related links: Global Biosphere Global Biosphere over time … Continue reading →

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`On a piece of chalk` (Thomas Huxley)

Posted on 29 November 2017 by

If a well were sunk at our feet in the midst of the city of Norwich, the diggers would very soon find themselves at work in that white substance almost too soft to be called rock, with which we are … Continue reading →

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`How old is today?` (Carl Safina)

Posted on 20 November 2017 by

How old is today? light comes from everywhere and from nowhere. The ocean, glittering then vanishing in gauzy vapors, handles us more gently than anyone could have hoped. Snow flurries in and hurries out. Mists veil coasts so raw, so … Continue reading →

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Earth Day, my hope

Posted on 9 April 2015 by

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International Darwin Day: 12th February 2015

Posted on 11 February 2015 by

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