Most of us accept that our emotions affect our physical health. We know that grief can leave us exhausted and more vulnerable to illness. Stress can upset our digestion, disturb our sleep and sap our energy. Anxiety can leave us tense, with headaches, a racing heart or an unsettled stomach. […]
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There’s a story about wildland firefighters from David Epstein’s book ‘Range’. The firefighters train to fight wildfires. Their protocol states that when they are in danger, they have to drop everything: their heavy tools, their uniform, and run. But what has been recorded again and again since the ‘90s is […]
By Nicholas Mitchell If you visit one of West Cork’s estuaries during July and August, you may notice something puzzling. Two Black-tailed Godwits standing side by side can look remarkably different, even though they belong to the same subspecies, ‘Limosa limosa icelandica’, which breeds in Iceland. I photographed the two birds […]
