May 2024

Roman tunnels The Persians, who lived in present-day Iran, were one of the first civilizations to build tunnels that provided […]

Roman shipbuilding and navigation Shipbuilding today is based on science and ships are built using computers and sophisticated tools. Shipbuilding

The White Horse of Uffington The cutting of huge figures or ‘geoglyphs’ into the earth of English hillsides has taken

Why we need to protect polar bears Polar bears are being increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change, but

The Return Of The Huarango The south coast of Peru is a narrow, 2,000-kilometre-long strip of desert squeezed between the

Henry Moore (1898-1986) Henry Moore was born in Castleford, a small town near Leeds in the north of England. He

Could urban engineers learn from dance? A The way we travel around cities has a major impact on whether they are

Nutmeg – A Valuable Spice The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. Until

ALBERT EINSTEIN Albert Einstein is perhaps the best-known scientist of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics

Daydreaming Everyone daydreams sometimes. We sit or lie down, close our eyes and use our imagination to think about something