by Robert White | Oct 9, 2019 | Bulletin
When Mount Pinatubo erupted in June 1991, it sent a jet of gas 12 miles up into the atmosphere. Nearly 5 cubic kilometres of magma followed: creating a cloud of ash that slowly descended on the Philippines in the weeks and months that followed. It was the second...
by Robert White | Sep 25, 2019 | Bulletin
In 2013, a group of scientists from British biotech company, Oxitec, embarked on a risky experiment in a remote region of Brazil. They wanted to study the impact of releasing a new strain of mosquitoes into the wild. Mosquitoes have been a terrible scourge in this...
by Robert White | Sep 17, 2019 | Bulletin
It’s been a spectacular fall from grace. For the last few months, Neil Woodford has experienced death by a thousand cuts, as his several of his flagship funds have gone into lockdown, preventing investors from withdrawing their money, even as his value evaporates. My...
by Robert White | Sep 10, 2019 | Bulletin
It is a scourge. A brittle, reddish disease that eats away at every metal structure we put up. The most familiar form of rust is the reddish coating that forms flakes on iron and steel, but rust also comes in yellow, brown, orange, and green. And it causes a...
by Robert White | Sep 4, 2019 | Bulletin
Last week I wrote about resurgence in psychedelic research: and how it holds out the promise of new therapies for people with depression and addiction problems. It might seem extreme. I can see how you might not be comfortable with the idea of taking a 25mg dose of...
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