The fossil hunters who hit the jackpot
Robin Ward and James Lockyer weren’t expecting to find a new dinosaur species when they visited the Isle of Wight last year. In March 2019 Lockyer discovered one of the dinosaur’s bones, and Ward...
Category: Environment
Where does our sewage go?
From the moment you flush the toilet or pull the plug in the sink, follow the journey of wastewater (Image credit: Michal Jarmoluk/ Pixabay) In countries where water is readily available to us, we can...
How does animal armour work?
Discover how these thick-skinned species protect themselves in the wild Image source: Pixabay Trying to survive in the wild can be a tough game. Animals don’t always know when danger may leap out at...
How do worms dig?
These fleshy creatures perform an impressive physical feat to wiggle their limbless bodies through the soil (Image credit: Magyar/ Pixabay) As the soft, squishy, pink things you first encounter when you’re playing outside as a kid,...
Why do glaciers retreat?
Find out how some of Earth’s most impressive frozen features are disappearing (Image credit: ArtTower/Pixabay) Glaciers form in areas of snowfall where conditions are cold enough to allow snow to lie until it has frozen into...
Deadly Paradise: Madidi National Park
What makes Madidi National Park one of the most diverse yet dangerous places in the world? Image credit: Getty Images In 1981, young Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg set off into an uncharted area of...
The impact of cattle farming
With over a billion cows populating our planet and thousands of years of bovine breeding, how is the world changing? (Image source: Pixabay) Cows have been providing products for us for millennia, and are more...
Why do flies buzz?
It’s this persistent hum that alerts us to their presence, but what makes these tiny insects fly with such a racket? Image source: Pixabay You’ll usually hear them before you see them. Acting as...
9 facts about dogs
Our best friends are full of surprises, from super-powered noses that can smell illness to dogs that use the subway to get around. Here’s fifteen facts about our canine counterparts
Meet the animals with an amazing sixth sense
Image source: Pixabay A huge array of animals are able to see wavelengths of light that are invisible to our human eyes. One of these is ultraviolet (UV) light – part of the electromagnetic...
