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Galactic green thumbs

March 15, 2022 Ben Maycock

Featured Image: Astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency displays Extra Dwarf Pak Choi plants growing aboard the International Space Station.  Explorers have known for centuries that bringing along a little plant life … Continue reading Galactic green thumbs

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The Poison Garden

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Ben Maycock

In the north of England, close to the border of Scotland, you will find one hundred infamous killers, imprisoned behind black iron gates adorned with skulls. And despite their harmful ways these ne’er do wells receive hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading The Poison Garden

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Symphony in Space

February 15, 2022 Ben Maycock

Over one hundred years ago British composer Gustav Holst debuted an orchestral masterpiece in which the planets were each represented by a piece of classical music. Since its introduction in 1918 Holst’s The Planets has acted as a romantic soundtrack … Continue reading Symphony in Space

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Solar energy

June 24, 2021 Ben Maycock

The sun rises in the morning, bringing light and heat to another summer day. You can feel it warm your skin almost immediately yet the effect you are experiencing may have been in the works for as long as 100,000 … Continue reading Solar energy

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Biomimicry

June 17, 2021 Ben Maycock

Spiderman slings a web from his wrists, Daredevil explores his surroundings using sonar and Aquaman breathes underwater like a fish. Comic book superheroes have long been known to borrow abilities and powers from the natural world. In a sense they … Continue reading Biomimicry

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The Mesosphere

June 10, 2021 Ben Maycock

The mesosphere may be one of the most mysterious layers of the Earth’s atmosphere but there is a good chance you have witnessed its power with your own eyes. If you have seen shooting stars burn brightly, you’ve peered into … Continue reading The Mesosphere

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