THE SCIENCE OF CONTAINER SHIPS
The science of container ships, and their perilous crossings of the oceans and seas of the world, may not seem like a particularly engaging topic, …
SQUIRRELS AND THE US ARMY
Squirrels and the US Army are an unlikely combination at best. Research at the University of California, Berkeley is trying to provide an advantageous link …
ROAD LINE PAINTING
Road line painting is something we take for granted, never thinking about who does it, how it works, how they keep the lines straight, what …
THE INCA ROAD LEGACY
The Inca road legacy. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century was catastrophic for the Incas. Four decades after the …
THE MILEAGE ON WOOLLY MAMMOTHS
The mileage on Woolly Mammoths is amazing. Scientists have analysed the chemistry locked inside the tusk of a woolly mammoth to work out how …
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL
In September 1707, Sir Cloudesley Shovell was returning home from Gilbraltar, leading his Royal Navy flotilla in his flagship, HMS Association. He had begun his …
POLYNESIAN WAYFINDING
Polynesian Wayfinding is the ancient navigation skill of the Pacific Islands. I am almost old enough to remember the excitement surrounding the voyage of Thor …
STORING CARBON DIOXIDE IN CARPETS
Storing carbon dioxide in carpets seems a somewhat fanciful idea, but a company in Atlanta, Georgia, has shown that it’s not only possible, it’s possible …
KILLING OFF GOOD IDEAS
Killing off good ideas is a topic that came from writing the blogs on environmental issues last week. I included a comment at the end …
HOW TO KNIT A ROAD
How to knit a road sounds like an in-house joke of some sort, or some form of crochet that most of us have never heard …