Peter Guest

Journalist, development geek, physics nerd, tree hugger, misanthrope, accidental Africanist, photographer, traveller

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Giant Cows, Geoengineering and the Lazarus Frog

Could re-creating previously extinct species recreate whole prehistoric ecosystems, and even prevent catastrophic climate change?

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The Heat and the Fury

New research shows that a warmer world is a more violent one

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Chaos and the Hockey Stick

Personal attacks on the respected climatologist Michael Mann demonstrate how difficult it is for rational discourse on climate change.

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