Tag Archives: Environment

BBC Radio 4 – Artworks, Three Transformations of Virginia Woolf, 2. Critiquing Society

‘They make life intolerable, men like that.’ A century on from the publication of Mrs Dalloway, Fiona Shaw explores what Virginia Woolf has to say to us today. With Clarissa Dalloway as our guide, we discover how Woolf captured and … Continue reading →

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The real story behind Pluto’s viral icy mountains – explained by an Oxford physicist 🚀

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Irish Wool is Worth Almost Nothing – Here’s Why

[…] Why is Irish wool worth almost nothing — despite being natural, sustainable, and produced in huge volumes every year? In this video, I visit an Irish wool processing facility to follow wool from the moment it leaves the sheep … Continue reading →

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I was casually drinking my morning coffee minding my own business and a fox came and crapped in a plant pot

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How This Bird Domesticated Humans

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A rainbow is a 360° circle, but only someone at a very high altitude can see the complete circle.

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Astronauts brought grenades to the moon and set off explosions on it… #space #science #nasa #shorts

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Nobody knew how happy these tires were until it snowed.

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Stepping on ice shards sounds like the wind chimes of winter

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Gladys Mae West: The Hidden Figure of GPS Technology [STEM HISTORY]

29 Oct 2025 #hiddenfigures #gladyswest #gps Meet Gladys Mae West — a brilliant mathematician whose work made GPS possible. From a small Virginia farm to the U.S. Navy, her calculations of the Earth’s shape changed how humanity navigates forever. Yet … Continue reading →

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