Dr. Mark Nicholson5 minThe Fossil finder and the KingmakerTwo well-known and very different Kenyan characters died on the same day this month...
Dr. Mark Nicholson6 minHolidays and history lessonsOur two youngest flew into Nairobi last Saturday for their long summer holidays. They arrived at 0100h...
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 minRichard Meinertzhagen: the diary of a soldier in East AfricaThe history of the world is mainly about the conquest of peoples by other, usually more numerous, stronger, or better-armed, opponents.
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 minCabbages, cabbage trees and the dwindling web of life“The Creator, if he exists, has a special preference for beetles.” The quote above is often misquoted, as is the attribution...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari7 minZanzibar: The Lost ParadiseIt’s not often – to say the least – that the Arab world has cause to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature...