What happens when animals share intelligence, knowing and responsibility for ecosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem is a community of lifeforms that interact in such an optimal way that how ecosystems …
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In her first novel, Portia Elan delivers something few other writers seem able to do. They’ve written an anti-dystopian novel. It’s a clever, thoughtful story of a journey by several …
One of more common cryptic species you see while snorkelling and diving are scorpionfish. To the untrained eye they are almost impossible to spot. These are ambush predators. They lie …
Here is my trip report exploring Raja Ampat and Misool in April 2026, having just returned from an expedition on board Pindito with Wildiaries. For many of my guests this …
How your powerful nature can stop a war. This is what nature teaches us and it matters enormously
When faced with seemingly insurmountable global challenges it’s worth taking a pause and asking, what would nature do? One of the only reasons I can remain stoic is because I …
There is a paradox in ecology where if you divide systems into their parts, they operate inefficiently. For example, keeping a plant in a pot, or a bird in a …
Our guests just returned from two weeks exploring one of the more remote corners of the Coral Triangle. We departed from Sorong on 24 February and cruised south through Misool …
I recently flew to Sydney to address the Club of United Business on lessons coral reefs could teach us about being better leaders. We were there to find out how …
It seems curious to place the importance of somewhere in cosmic terms. Physicist Professor Brian Cox believes that, while microbial life might be common throughout the universe, intelligent, complex ecosystemsHow …
Sorry it’s taken this long to get around to announcing my South Africa prize winner. In the end, I had to make four draws and each takes 2–3 weeks. Two …
