SPERM WHALES
Researchers studying communication in sperm whales say they’ve uncovered sophisticated audio structures similar to those found in human language. It raises the tantalizing possibility that, …
MOON CAVE
Scientists have recently confirmed the existence of a Moon cave, something they have long suspected was there, but had been unable to prove until now. …
ROUNDABOUT UNDER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
A roundabout under the Atlantic Ocean sounds a little unlikely, to put it mildly, but it’s a reality in the Faroe Islands, of all places. …
LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II
We don’t normally think about the legacy of World War II in terms of the ordinance that it left behind, that still exists. For example, …
CONCRETE BATTERIES
Concrete batteries sounds like fiction, but……. Concrete is perhaps the most-commonly used building material in the world. With a bit of tweaking, it could help …
RE-EVALUATING ROAD COLLISIONS
Re-evaluating Road collisions: Almost 30 years ago, a revolutionary idea changed the way Europe regarded road collisions. It has probably saved countless lives, but it’s …
ISLAND OF DEATH
“Hereabouts, they call it the island of death, the mystery Island, and for good reason,” said windswept BBC reporter Fyfe Robertson as he stood across …
WATER BUNDS
I have just read a project in Tanzania, based on digging “Water Bunds”, which are a fascinating and simple response to a drying landscape, and …
PYONGYANG
Pyongyang: A major missile supplier? In January 2024, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into …
CECILIA PAYNE
The cosmic importance of hydrogen was first grasped by a young PhD student, Cecilia Payne (Payne-Gaposchkin after she married), who in 1925 discovered hydrogen in …