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David Kattenburg

The World

David is a science educator and freelance radio producer based in Winnipeg, Canada.

David is a science educator and freelance radio producer based in Winnipeg, Canada. 

scientists on lake

Geologists edge closer to defining the Anthropocene

Environment

The Anthropocene Working Group is voting on a so-called Golden Spike, a sedimentary layer somewhere on Earth that best exemplifies the global impact of humans on planet Earth. It’s the last, big task in formally defining the Anthropocene, which is being proposed as a new age in geologic time.

The white facade of the Living Lab in Sweden with a light on in the upstairs window.

This ‘living lab’ in Sweden experiments with the future of sustainable cities 

Climate Change
Dutch ecologist and dike designer Mindert de Vries stands on top of one of the new "soft" dikes being built near the Rhine River delta city of Dordrecht. Dutch innovations in flood control are helping reduce the adverse effects of older dike technologies.

With the waters rising, the Dutch find eco-friendly ways to keep them at bay

Environment