Category: Environment

Girl with umbrella in the rain

Earth’s water cycle: Why does it rain?

Rain is defined as liquid precipitation. It is formed high above the ground in clouds by water vapour coming together into large droplets that become too heavy for the air to support. Gatherings of condensed...

5 things you should know about the ocean

You have, almost certainly, eaten from it, admired its inhabitants, dived beneath it or sailed upon it. With today marking World Oceans Day, it’s a good time to appreciate the earth’s life support system...

hermit crab

Hermit crabs at war!

Decent homes don’t come on the market very often on the seabed – watch these hermit crabs battle it out to win the perfect shell!