A first foray into videojournalism…
Video footage from the field in Ethiopia…talking volcanoes, site selection and geothermal energy!
Ground monitoring equipment is deployed on two Ethiopian volcanoes showing signs of unrest
“Deformations such as these are typically attributed to magma accumulating and moving underground…”
Saying no when you’re self-employed isn’t always easy
Go ahead and say that little two-letter word…and trust that other opportunities will come.
Headed for the volcanoes of Ethiopia
Alutu, is located between Lake Zway and Lake Langano and it last erupted approximately 2,000 years ago.
Contemplating robot love and our relationship to technology
The snow is falling gently in Boston and on day three of the AAAS meetings I have sore hips from sitting, sore feet from standing and a sore throat from talking (and if I’m honest, a sore head from some nicely fermented grapes that were passed out at the AAAS Kavli Journalism Awards last night)….
‘I’m the annoying drunk at the end of a bar. I’m an idiot’ – A new strategy for interviewing academics?
Day 1 of the AAAS meetings in Boston and I’ve learned a new interview technique.
An occupational hazard of science writing: indiscriminate enthusiasm
I found myself thinking that there truly is no better thing in the world to be doing than measuring the chemical compounds that come out of the business end of a fish.
To go or not to go: the ethics of writers accepting travel expenses
The best stories don’t come from the comfort of a swivel chair.
Extreme weather synchronises Arctic populations
“Extreme weather events can put the birth and mortality rates of four different Arctic species – reindeer, rock ptarmigan, sibling vole and arctic fox – in sync with each other, according to new research.”
Red gurnard and chips please
Our changing oceans…life in the cauldron.
Ro-botany: rotting robots in the garden
What if I told you that buried deep within the hot and humid milieu of the compost, lay the components of future robots that could help clean up environmental disasters…. Read the entire post on the University of Bristol Botanic Garden blog
Same-sex squids mate in the dark
In the dark confines of the ocean, the males of a species of deep-sea squid appear to be rather indiscriminate when it comes to sexual orientation… Read the entire article at COSMOS magazine