Bacteria & Bugs

New ways of offsetting pollinator species loss. By Angela Lord.

On the extent to which the pandemic's "fearsome reputation has eclipsed and occasionally exceeded its actual effects." By David Cayley.

From the Pilgrims forward, the idea of being independent above all preys upon the vulnerable. Can the current crisis shift the pattern? By John Davis.

The risk to democracy is most obvious in countries where self-government was already under threat or in retreat. By Charles Eisenstein.

Becoming more tightly knit as we're forced to rely on one another. By Gordon Winch.

How is COVID-19 an expression of the world we've made? By John Davis.

'Coronavirus: Why You Need to Act Now' and other things you need to be aware today. By Tomas Pueyo.

A talent for the music of vowels and consonants in the verse-drift of meaning. A poem by Mark Goodwin.

An adventurous vegetarian ponders the future of food. By Crystal Bennes.

The maxim 'we are what we eat' is further proved by new, ground-breaking neuroscientific discoveries: our bacteria and brains are talking. By Ted Diran & John F. Cryan.