Tangled Bank Foraging and Fibre Crafts
Learning about and trying to live lightly on this beautiful planet. The natural world, inclusive bushcraft, evidence-based environmentalism and sustainable living.
A documentary called Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator aired on Saturday on Channel 4, covering work done by the team who conducted the genetic identification of Richard the Third's skeleton to sequence Adolf Hitler's genome from a fragment of bloody fabric from the sofa on which he killed himself. As a scientist who would … Continue reading Talking bollocks: Hitler’s genetics
We all love learning fun facts don't we, especially if they're something new and surprising. This animal can do something remarkable, this famous person has an unexpected talent, turns out you've been using this common kitchen item wrong your entire life you great walnut, bell peppers have genders and you can tell them apart by … Continue reading Sex, seeds and pseudoscience – why peppers don’t have a gender, and you can’t tell anything by counting their lobes
Tangled Bank Foraging and Fibre Crafts 