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
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
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
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
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
In the Dark Two kilometres below the earth in a mine in Northern Ontario two very different sets of explorers carry out vastly different searches. There are miners extracting the nickel the area is famous for, and scientists – what … Continue reading In the Dark
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