by Tira Shubart | 15 Jul 2020 | Health and Wellness
Iceland has had only 10 deaths so far due to COVID-19. Testing and early use of track-and-trace have kept the new coronavirus in check. By Tira Shubart As the world analyses COVID-19 statistics, the countries that have succeeded in managing the pandemic are being...
by Tira Shubart | 12 May 2020 | Climate change, Health and Wellness
Lockdown has enticed many species into suddenly quiet cities and thrust nature’s beauty to the fore. Will COVID-19 help the fight against climate change? (All photos by Tira Shubart) For many of us, nature has become a bigger part of our lives during the...
by Tira Shubart | 22 Apr 2020 | Africa, Environment
Elephants, rhinos, pangolins and lions are under threat from poachers of endangered wildlife. Meet the dogs that sniff out contraband in Africa. (Photo courtesy of Paul Joynson Hick/African Wildlife Foundation) Today — April 22, 2020 — is the 50th anniversary of the...
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by Tira Shubart | 16 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
Six astronauts are safe from COVID-19 during their space travels. Their research might eventually yield lessons that save lives on earth. By Tira Shubart There are six people who have a very different experience of social distancing from any of us on planet earth....
