IELTS Reading

How to Spot a Liar However much we may abhor it, deception comes naturally to all living things. Birds do […]

William Gilbert and Magnetism A The 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The

The History of Glass From our earliest origins, man has been making use of glass. Historians have discovered that a

Flying tortoises A Forests of spiny cacti cover much of the uneven lava plains that separate the interior of the Galapagos

The Risks Agriculture Faces In Developing Countries A Two things distinguish food production from all other productive activities: first, every single

Cork Cork – the thick bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus suber) – is a remarkable material. It is

The Phoenicians: an almost forgotten people The Phoenicians inhabited the region of modern Lebanon and Syria from about 3000 BC.

The hidden histories of exploration exhibition A We have all heard tales of lone, heroic explorers, but what about the local

Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful? A At Kirkkojarvi Comprehensive School in Espoo, a suburb west of Helsinki, Kari Louhivuori, the school’s

Trees in trouble A Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they sustain countless other species. They provide shelter