When worlds collide
The long expected end of the Galaxy is the collision with Andromeda, in a symphony of gravity, interstellar matter and a whole load of destruction and subsequent creation of a monster […]
Category Archives: Science
A photo from space
One of my favorite images I think I have ever seen from space was released the other day – not only does this photograph have amazing scientific awe it also […]
A galactic adventure
Having completed a tour of our planet, in which we explored the wonders of the interconnected processes that occur here on Earth, it seems natural to venture out further to […]
The tale of the dynamic blue dot.
Today, we go on a journey that can only be made in the mind. We attempt to form an appreciation that the features of the Earth cannot (and should not) be […]
The Physics of ribbon curling
One of the greatest scientific mysteries of the 21st Century has been solved, I joke of course. This piece of science news is in my mind a wonderful display of […]
Shake it up.
The other day there there was an Earthquake which could be felt through Oxfordshire (see the source here). I have actually been unwittingly forced into some geological studies through my […]
You are so so rare.
I don’t have much content to share with you at all in this post – at least not much of my own. I want to share with you a poster […]
Far Far Away
It is without a doubt my favorite astrological pieces of news when we manage to see further into the universe than ever before. It’s just exciting and undeniably difficult to […]
It’s getting hot in here
I have been doing a lot of reading around global warming – partly from an academic perspective and in part for general interest. It really is a hot topic (pun […]
I’d rather be late to the party, than not arrive at all
Happy Sunday my friends. Over the last week the science community has been buzzing. In many many ways this is great… I love it when the front page of newspapers are […]
Rationalising The Universe 