Nicklas Brendborg

May 10, 2024 | wyborcza.pl | Nicklas Brendborg

Nov 21, 2023 | fivebooks.com | Ed Yong |David Quammen |Nicklas Brendborg |Roma Agrawal

For people who don’t know the prize, can you say a bit about it and what kind of books you, as judges, were looking for? The Royal Society Book Prize is an annual award that’s been ongoing for the past 30 years. It’s had some notable winners, including Stephen Hawking and Bill Bryson. Each year, the award celebrates excellent popular science writing over a broad range of topics. Topics include physics, geology,  neuroscience, psychology, evolution, engineering, and mathematics, among others.

Sep 27, 2023 | royalsociety.org | Ed Yong |David Quammen |Nicklas Brendborg |Roma Agrawal

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Jan 19, 2023 | lithub.com | Nicklas Brendborg

Beneath the surface of the ice-blue Greenland Sea glides a huge shadow. The twenty-foot giant isn’t in a hurry; its top speed is less than two miles per hour. In Latin it’s called Somniosus microcephalus—“the sleepwalker with the tiny brain.” In English, it has a slightly more flattering name: the Greenland shark. As its Latin name suggests, this shark is neither fast nor particularly quick-witted— though despite this, you can find the remains of seals, reindeer and even polar bears in its stomach.

Jan 19, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Nicklas Brendborg

If a nuclear bomb goes off, scientists say take shelter here immediatelyWASHINGTON — If nuclear war breaks out, people should immediately take shelter in the corners of concrete buildings to have the best chance of survival. According to a team from Cyprus, it’s better than cowering in corridors or near windows and doors. “People should stay away from these...