Spiders Say - We Can Adapt

A little bit of good(ish) news. A recent study has shown that "shock" experiment on climate change may paint too negative a picture for adaptation and survival. This work suggests that the particular species studied in this case (predatory spiders), at least, did adapt to gradually changing circumstances. Perhaps catastrophe is a little bit further away than some people suggest. There's no call for complacency, of course.

Inspiring Wildlife

Just back from a longish sojourn in South Africa - yes, I know - all those air miles. But what an inspiration to see the wildlife - lion, buffalo, cheetah, rhino, croc, zebra, wildebeest, haartebeest, bush buck, water buck, nyala, kudu, leopard, impala, eland, warthog, elephant, sivet, genet, mongoose, dassie, duiker..................and the birds!!