Not since Robin Hood first donned his Lincoln Green tunic has one man done so much for one colour. The untimely death of Prince has brought purple to the fore today, and what a fine colour [...]
I learnt an interesting thing this week. Indulge me if this is common knowledge, but I was informed for the first time in my life that a bumblebee and a honeybee are two completely different [...]
If you’re already having palpitations about England getting hosed by the Germans again at this year’s European Championships, don’t watch this video. It shows the triumphant [...]
Ever wondered how maps are made? You know, those paper things that look a bit like a giant, fold-out SatNav? As recently as the 1950s, before the days of computerisation, cartographers drew [...]
Do you ever wonder why people in photographs from the Victorian era never seem to be smiling? It could have something to do with scurvy, of course, but the most likely answer is to do with the [...]
