Test 1
NUTMEG – A VALUABLE SPICE
The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. Until the late 18th century, it only grew in one place in the world: a small group of islands in the Banda ...
DRIVERLESS CARS
The automotive sector is well used to adapting to automation in manufacturing.
WHAT IS EXPLORATION?
Our desire to discover, and then share that new-found knowledge, is part of what makes us human – indeed, this has played an important part in our success as a species.
Test 2
COULD URBAN ENGINEERS LEARN FROM DANCE?
The way we travel around cities has a major impact on whether they are sustainable.
SHOULD WE TRY TO BRING EXTINCT SPECIES BACK TO LIFE?
Flying in vast numbers across North America, with potentially many millions within a single flock, their migration was once one of nature’s great spectacles. Sadly, the passenger pigeon’s existence ...
HAVING A LAUGH
The findings of psychological scientists reveal the importance of humor
Test 3
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
The British sculptor Henry Moore was a leading figure in the 20th-century art world
THE DESOLENATOR: PRODUCING CLEAN WATER
Traveling around Thailand in the 1990s, William Janssen was impressed with the basic rooftop solar heating systems that were on many homes, where energy from the sun was absorbed by a plate and then ...
Why fairy tales are really scary tales
Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons
Test 4
The return of the huarango
The arid valleys of southern Peru are welcoming the return of a native plant
Silbo Gomero – the whistle ‘language’ of the Canary Islands
La Gomera is one of the Canary Islands situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Africa.
Environmental practices of big businesses
The environmental practices of big businesses are shaped by a fundamental fact that for many of us offend our sense of justice.