Avian flu has jumped from chickens to wild birds and is spreading fast: Seabirds like gannets appear to be particularly at risk. Coatesy / shutterstock After a series of localised outbreaks in the past few years, avian flu has re-emerged as a major driver of bird deaths across the UK. Until the past few weeks, …
How I ditched my old OS and jumped into Linux: About a year ago, I came across an article on Twitter, Ditching Windows: 2 Weeks With Ubuntu Linux On The Dell XPS 13, by Jason Evangelho, a long-time Forbes tech writer. Here was a person who was clearly fired up from his recent experience using …
Why I jumped at the chance to bring the real T. rex to life for TV: BBC/Dom Walter, Tailsmith productions The chance to work on a major documentary is always a testing experience for a researcher. It’s a huge opportunity to communicate cutting edge research to the public, but the way the information is presented …