The ocean fascinates me, everything about it – its beauty, its depth, its life, its centrality to our existence, its mystery, its colours, its wonders – but it wasn’t until recently I finally decided it’s about time I learnt how to scuba dive. The original plan this year was to head out to Honduras and [...]

What a nice story to start my day! In the remote forest of the Foja Mountains, west of Papua New Guinea, Bruce Beehler has discovered a Garden of Eden.
On his month long expedition Beehler has discovered a number of new species, including 20 frogs, 4 butterflies, 5 palms and a Rhododendeon Macgregoriae. In a place [...]