The Naturalist and TV personality Terry Nutkins has died after a battle against leukaemia. Nutkin who was 66, presented the once popular 80′s and 90′s kids TV show – The Really Wild Show, with Michaela Strachan. He undeniably suffered for … Continue reading
The Mars probe Curiosity has finally landed safely, after a complex and intricate landing procedure which involved deploying a parachute and then firing retro rockets before being lowered onto the surface. The probe, at 1,982 pounds (the size and weight … Continue reading
Henry Hill, the real life gangster whose exploits were immortalised in the Scorsese classic: Goodfella’s, has died aged 69. Hill who wrote an autobiography called Wiseguys, which was the inspiration for the movie, spent many years in witness protection after … Continue reading
Construction of the world’s biggest telescope – dubbed the ‘European Extremely Large Telescope’ (E-ELT) has been approved. The telescope, which will be cited atop the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile’s Atacama Desert, will measure approx 40 metres in its main … Continue reading
When I was a child, my family used to holiday every in Weston Super Mare, on the Somerset coast – year after year. Occasionally, we would make the run out to Longleat Zoo to marvel at the animals and the … Continue reading
With the festive season upon us, the TV is brimming with the usual Xmas fair but its one in particularly that stands out a mile. Whilst It’s A Wonderful Life ticks of all the boxes with its mix of time … Continue reading
Astronomers this week, have finally announced discovery of an Earth 2 candidate by the Kepler telescope. The planet dubbed the usual uninspired catalogue name : Kepler 22-b, lies about 600 light-years away from Earth. It is twice the size of … Continue reading