The heat was on this week, my friends. I’m not going to lie to you. I was headed to Utah for a long weekend, so I had to hustle and turn this week’s column in early. This is usually a recipe for disaster. Not Haiti disaster, mind you, but close; I take great pride in my work.

I rushed home from work on Tuesday and scoured the Internet for a worthwhile story, and in the BBC News website’s Science & Environment section I saw the following headline: “Lough eel numbers ‘on the brink.’” Champion of endangered species that I am, I had to know more. Continue reading »