Richard Fortey on Deep Time
The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. How can we begin to grasp what this vast period of time really means, given that it is so far beyond the time scale of a human life, indeed of human civilization?
Richard Fortey has devoted his long and prolific research career at the Natural History Muse…
Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel
The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor p…
Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel
The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor p…
Oleg Gordievsky, Renee Goddard, Professor Richard Fortey, Sofia Gubaidulina
Matthew Bannister on Oleg Gordievsky, the KGB agent who defected to Britain and became a valued source of secret intelligence during the 1970s and 80s.
Renee Goddard, the actress and TV commissioner who fled Nazi persecution only to be interned in Britain.
Professor Richard Fortey, the palaeontolog…
The Horseshoe Crab's Secret
We’re back with an episode from the Radiolab archive. Horseshoe crabs have been around for a long time. They outlived the dinosaurs, survived all mass extinctions and witnessed the sprouting of the Earth’s first trees. The secret to their longevity? Their baby blue blood. Which has been saving both…
A Good Science Read: A Walk on the Wild Side
Professor Richard Fortey joins Professor Frances Ashcroft to discuss 'Entangled Life' by Merlin Sheldrake and 'Wilding' by Isabella Tree. Series 2 Episode 8
Entangled Life is fascinating journey into the world of fungi - what they are, how they evolved, their hyphal networks below the ground, the…
Are You a Tick?
April: On Nature
April 18
Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Richard Fortey's book The Earth: An Intimate History.
Our lives are less than the blink of an eye—cosmically speaking. Humanity, too. Here one day, gone the next.
So, what do we do with that? We remind ourselves that everyth…
Nature in Crisis: ‘Lessons for Survival’ by Emily Raboteau
Over the past twelve years, the walls and shop shutters of Upper Manhattan have been gradually filled by giant paintings of climate-threatened birds, inspired by the species depicted by the artist John James Audubon, who lived in the area. Emily Raboteau’s ‘Lessons for Survival’ (2024) takes these …
‘Lessons for Survival’ by Emily Raboteau
Over the past twelve years, the walls and shop shutters of Upper Manhattan have been gradually filled by giant paintings of climate-threatened birds, inspired by the species depicted by the artist John James Audubon, who lived in the area. Emily Raboteau’s ‘Lessons for Survival’ (2024) takes these …
The Wood for the Trees Audiobook by Richard A. Fortey
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The Wood for the TreesSubtitle: The Long View of Nature from a Small WoodCategories: Earth Science, Ecology, Environment, GeologyAuthor: Richard A. ForteyNarrator: Mike GradyPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers LimitedRelease date…
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