Today is Wednesday May 16th, 2012
Wednesday May 16th, 2012
It’s Ecology, not Environmental Science
By David Gibson
“You’re an ecologist, so tell me, should I replace all the incandescent bulbs in my house with fluorescent bulbs? And, what about these new light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs?” Well, I have a reasonably well-informed opinion on this issue, but it’s not really my expertise. “Perhaps then you can tell me more about the problem of invasive species?” Now you’re talking; this is something that ecologists can help with. read more »
Wednesday May 16th, 2012
After ‘shrimp’ comes ‘prawn’
The elusive origin of the word for the sea creature
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- In search of a cause: Life of the DayToday's biography from the Oxford DNB: Wakley, Thomas (1795-1862), medical journalist and politician […]
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- Excess capacitie: Life of the DayToday's biography from the Oxford DNB: Gordon, Jean, countess of Bothwell and Sutherland (c.1546-1629), noblewoman […]
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Gordon Campbell - Bible: The Story of King James Version, 1611-2011
Professor Gordon Campbell is the author of ‘Bible: The Story of the King James Version, 1611-2011′, which Oxford University Press have published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the KJV in 2011.
