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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Captain James Cook – 14 February 1779
No CommentsRead more“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” Whatever…
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Jane TomlinsonEuropeans discover Easter Island – 5 April 1722
Read moreThe rise and fall of Easter Island is a parable for our times; a warning from history of what happens when…
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Jane TomlinsonGalapagos: all the fun of the fish market
Read moreThere is so much fun to be had watching wildlife at the fish market in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos: pelicans, sea lions, frigatebirds.
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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Mary Leakey – 9 December 1996
Read moreNo matter who we are and what we think, the beautiful truth is that we are all children of Africa.…
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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Alfred Russel Wallace – 7 November 1913
Read moreHow and why do species change? Why do some occur in some places, but not in others? Why do they…
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Jane TomlinsonAmelia Earhart disappears – 2 July 1937
Read more“…first lady of the skies, she had no guy holding her down, no one could clip her wings, she was…
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Moth ClarkBirding in The Gambia
Read more170 different species in just 10 days! In 2013, just as the birds fly south to escape the British winter,…
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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Hernán Cortés – 2 December 1547
Read more“He came dancing across the water with his galleons and guns, Looking for the new world in that palace in…
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Jane TomlinsonMagic portal teapot
Read moreA visit to the Santiago house of poet Pablo Neruda. Known as the Chilean ‘Shakespeare’ and revered as that nation’s…
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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Captain Robert Falcon Scott – 29 March 1912
Read moreIn the 1960s space was the final frontier. But just 50 years earlier, the final frontier was the South Pole.…
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