Enclaves, Exclaves and Trans-Continental Exclaves of the world
The world is full of odd little bits of land that are, in political terms, separated geographically from the rest of the country they...
Mega Tsunami could wipe out East Coast of the United States
Long predicted by oceanographers, volcanologists, and domesday theorists. Could a mega Tsunami starting in the Canary Islands really hit the USA?
Triskaidekaphobia and The Lottery
Some of you may know that triskaidekaphobia (pronounced triss - kai - deck - a - foh - bee - uh) is not only the...
Civil Service Unrest and the British Sense of Fair Play
Keen Brit-watchers must be wondering what the hell's happening over here right now. We've just had our own peaceful version of a one day civil...
Where is John Steinbeck when you need him?
The battle of Salinas, California is about to be repeated in our epoch of unrest, and this time there is no Steinbeck to highlight...
Hope is a powerful thing
Hope is a powerful tool, and you can consume it for a pound a week. Figures announced this week show national lottery sales have...
The darkest place in the UK
Ok so any room with no windows and the lights turned off will probably count as the darkest place in Britain. So we might...
Travel beyond the universe could be possible
Journeying beyond the known universe could now be possible. With the revelations earlier this year that it is possible to travel faster than the...
The Electric Brae – Scotland’s natural optical wonder
Not all is as it appears in Scotland as objects move uphill on their own accord. In an area known as the Electric Brae, visitors have been baffled for centuries as they watch the seemingly impossible happen.
Arecales – The palm tree order
Arecales (Arecaceae aka Palmae) in an order of the flowering plants containing the Palm Tree family. There are around 2500 species of palms and...
