May 2024

Reducing electricity consumption on the Isle of Eigg BackgroundThe Isle of Eigg is situated off the West Coast of Scotland, […]

Astronaut ice cream, anyone? Freeze-drying is like suspended animation for food: you can store a freeze-dried meal for years, and

Sustainable architecture – lessons from the ant Africa owes its termite mounds a lot. Trees and shrubs take root in

Green virtues of green sand A For the past 100 years special high grade white sand dug from the ground at

A song on the brain A Everyone knows the situation where you can’t get a song out of your head. You

Why Risks Can Go Wrong A People make terrible decisions about the future. The evidence is all around, from their investments

Snow-makers A In the early to mid twentieth century, with the growing popularity of skiing, ski slopes became extremely profitable businesses.

Twist in the Tale A Less than three years ago, doom merchants were predicting that the growth in video games and

The Great Australian Fence A war has been going on for almost a hundred years between the sheep farmers of

Indoor Pollution Since the early eighties we have been only too aware of the devastating effects of large-scale environmental pollution.