Almost nothing about a reef is the animals. It is a structure they built, shaped by light, waves and water depth, and every part of its form is a record…
The problem is almost never a lack of good places. It is deciding between them while hungry, which is the worst possible condition for the task. Here are ten.
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Texture is not a minor component of eating. It is perceived through an entirely different set of senses from flavour, and it decides more about whether something is acceptable than…
The number on the dial describes the air. What actually cooks the food is a combination of that air, the surfaces radiating at it and whatever it is sitting on…
Two facts explain most of this: freezing requires a starting point, and water vapour can turn directly to ice without becoming liquid first. Here are twelve consequences.
1. Freezing Needs…
Everything is built around a solid form, and everything afterwards is a set of conflicting requirements settled in a particular way. Here are fifteen decisions inside any pair.
1. It…