CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program that gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects during the Great Depression. Considered …
NORTHERN WHITE RHINO
Re-creating the Northern White Rhino sounds a bit like science fiction, but we have already cloned a sheep successfully and, if reports are to be …
WELSH MADE BUDWEISER
Welsh made Budweiser seems like a joke, but it’s a reality that may be on the forefront of technological advancement. Wales is about to get …
CONTRAILS ARE NOT BENIGN
Contrails are not benign. Those wispy white contrails that criss-cross the skies are far less benign than their fluffy patterns might suggest. Until now, …
YOUR NEXT NIGHTLIGHT
Scientists say that your next nightlight could be a plant. Plant nano-biologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a process that can cause plants to …
CANADIAN UNDERWATER MYSTERY
The research of tens of thousands of wooden stakes poking up from British Columbia’s shoreline has solved a Canadian underwater mystery and smashed a long-held …
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, …
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 CANARIES’ TSUNAMI POTENTIAL
The Canaries’ tsunami potential. The recent volcanic activity on the Island of La Palma in the Canary Islands triggered a memory that has stayed with …
A BRITISH BEAST
A British beast rarer than a panda, is a story I couldn’t resist. It sounds so improbable while, at the same time, transmitting a feeling …