There is a habit of describing sea organisms using land vocabulary, and it causes a persistent misunderstanding about seaweed.
The words used — root, stem, leaf — describe a land…
There is a description of this process that everybody learns and that understates it substantially.
The description is that a tadpole grows legs, loses its tail and becomes a frog…
Prints deteriorate through several separate processes, some driven by light, some by chemistry and some by whatever they were stored in. Here are fifteen.
1. Colour Prints Are Made of…
Every surface in a home collects the same grey film, and it is a record of everything that has been shed, tracked in or blown through recently. Here are fifteen…
There is a strong temptation to explain organised-looking animal behaviour by assuming somebody is organising it.
An ant trail invites exactly that. A line of insects moving purposefully between a…
Every other preservation method makes food hostile to spoilage organisms. This one removes them entirely and then locks the door. Here are fifteen consequences.
1. The Order Is Seal First,…