Dumbosaurus's story is both disgusting and highly implausible. And there was no cake in that one. (View Post)

I can't say I noticed any racism at all during our recent holiday in Japan, despite having been warned beforehand about it. The closest occasions were perhaps school kids saying hello in English, hav… (View Post)

"Burn it and start again" is often the most tempting option, but usually not the best one. If the "start again" isn't meticulously well planned, you can end up reintroducing all t… (View Post)

From the article you cite: "What we should take from this is the reef – the world’s largest living structure – is currently still able to recover from repeated shocks. But these shocks are getti… (View Post)

Given the likely rise in sea level over the coming years, there won't be any islands left to inhabit within a few generations. (View Post)