Quote for Today: Charles Darwin
There are several other sources of enjoyment in a long voyage, which are of a more reasonable nature. The map of the world ceases to be a blank; it becomes …
Quote for Today: Nicky Wire
There’s a tendency to resort to romantic cliche when talking about libraries; clearly in a digital age they aren’t a “sexy” alternative. Maybe I’m old-fashioned but I still believe that …
Quote for Today: Christopher Moore
How do you know, when you think blue— when you say blue— that you are talking about the same blue as anyone else? You cannot get a grip on blue. Blue is …
Alien Birds of New Guinea: The Birds of Paradise Project
Evolutionary biologist Ed Scholes and wildlife photographer Tim Laman have spent a great deal of the past ten years in the untamed wilderness of New Guinea studying the family of …