From 1993 to 2009, the German, Austrian and French police forces had a problem. There was a woman, moving around all of their countries, committing crimes from everything from burglaries to multiple murders.
Discovering the Hinterland's vast potential is an experience, full of exciting challenges and invaluable opportunities to invigorate the curriculum. With a great map, the Hinterland's adventures are ours to explore, and our pupils reap the rewards.
Radiation is fascinating. In the early years after its discovery it caused untold horrors and life altering changes to those who knew no better.
When answering the question "how many people have died in space?" there are answer can either be 3 or 19.
Polio was once a scourge upon the world but through the selflessness of one individual, Jonas Salk, polio is on its way to being pages in a history book.
Harnessing the power of stars has, quite predictably, not been easy. Ever since Arthur Eddington first described nuclear fusion in the 1920's, we have been looking to harness its potential. Thirty years after this discovery, on a small island in a lake in Argentina, the world would be sold fusion in a bottle.
The Japanese may have believed they were at the end of nuclear weapons incidents at the hands of the Americans, but less than a decade since the Japanese surrender, there was another first in Japan. The world's first death from a hydrogen bomb.
The International Nuclear Event Scale lists around six nuclear disasters at the top end of its Level 1 to Level 7 categorising system. At the top of this scale, Level 7, of course, sits the now infamous Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disasters occurring in present-day Ukraine and Japan, respectively. Some recognise others… Continue reading Britain’s Chernobyl: What Was The Windscale Fire?
Thomas Midgley Jr. Climate change can sometimes be filled with doom and gloom, but whilst progress may be slow it is still happening. There is a change in the air towards the environmental friendliness of battery-powered cars and renewable electricity to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels. This takes time and a lot… Continue reading From Leaded Petrol to CFCs: Who Was Thomas Midgley Jr?
In science, you often hear the phrase 'correlation does not equal causation'. It is a ubiquitous line in science that often requires a lot of explaining. One of the best ways to demonstrate correlation vs causation is a website by Tyler Vigen called Spurious Correlations. For example (see below), as the US government spends on… Continue reading The British Doctor’s Study: The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
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