David Whittle

@DaveWhittle
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Retired after 48 years in science education, as a teacher and then an LA adviser. Still interested in lots of stuff. Not grumpy yet!
Man dies in Storm Erminio as Saharan dust shrouds Crete - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c070d9g5k7jo
Man dies in Storm Erminio as Saharan dust shrouds Crete

A man dies in flooding near Athens as rain lashes several regions in Greece, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped Crete.

BBC News
I feel this story needs more attention ... if true, it is truly immoral
Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/global-super-rich-hidden-355trn-from-tax-officials-oxfam?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam

Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth

The Guardian
Humans have been gambling since the Ice Age | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-have-been-gambling-since-the-ice-age/
Humans have been gambling since the Ice Age

A new archeological finding shows that Native Americans were exploring probability through games of chance far earlier than their Old World counterparts

Scientific American
Secrets of color vision could hold clues to treating nearsightedness | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/secrets-of-color-vision-could-hold-clues-to-treating-nearsightedness/
Secrets of color vision could hold clues to treating nearsightedness

Knowing how your eye optimizes vision could have big implications for the progression of nearsightedness

Scientific American
NASA Artemis II astronauts “safe” and “secure" as they journey toward the moon, officials say | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-safe-and-secure-officials-say/
NASA Artemis II astronauts “safe” and “secure" as they journey toward the moon, officials say

NASA launched the Artemis II moon mission on Wednesday, April 1—a date that will enable the crew to observe the moon pass in front of the sun from space

Scientific American
Artemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestone | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artemis-iis-toilet-is-a-moon-mission-milestone/
Artemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestone

On their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously

Scientific American
Inside a bold plan to pulverize an Earth-bound asteroid | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-a-bold-plan-to-pulverize-an-earth-bound-asteroid/
Inside a bold plan to pulverize an Earth-bound asteroid

Scientists are designing techniques to smash up space rocks that could be headed our way

Scientific American
South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope is mapping previously invisible spaces between galaxies – and it’s found 60 new cosmic structures
https://theconversation.com/south-africas-meerkat-telescope-is-mapping-previously-invisible-spaces-between-galaxies-and-its-found-60-new-cosmic-structures-279002
South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope is mapping previously invisible spaces between galaxies – and it’s found 60 new cosmic structures

South Africa is using homegrown technology to answer questions about where our universe came from and where it is going.

The Conversation
Humans are en route to the moon for the first time in 54 years – and Australia’s Dish is tracking them

The Murriyang radio telescope in Parkes, NSW broadcast the moon landing in 1969 and is now observing the Artemis II lunar mission

The Guardian
Arctic ice loss brings dual heatwaves to Europe and eastern Asia

The Barents Sea might seem too far away to affect our weather – but research shows it does

The Guardian