Every so often, the planet Venus does something remarkable. Its orbit brings it to a point directly between the Sun and the Earth, where it appears to us as a black dot moving across the bright disc of the Sun. This transit of Venus is rare, occurring in pairs eight ...
At this time of the year, there are lots of things we can do to make shopping and eating simpler, healthier, more enjoyable and more sustainable.
While some have been arguing that books will ultimately disappear, this will clearly not be the case for science. Whether published electronically or as hard copy there is, I think, a substantial market for readable, interesting and comprehensive treatments of serious, science-based issues. While TV nature spectaculars like those presented ...
The current enthusiasm for retro things is astonishing. It accounts for a massive part of the global internet market, just as it drives a global love affair with second-hand markets, charity shops and car-boot sales. While there were 115 342 objects described as ‘antiques’ at auction on eBay when I ...
