Will the mammoth return?
It may sound like the storyline of a film and in fact, this scenario has been the basis to many books, TV programmes and films, but could this be the age where scientists begin to repopulate the world with species that have been extinct.
However, when the frozen remains of a mammoth were found in Siberia [...]
UK could go back to watermills
One of the most endearing things about the English countryside is the old watermills, although these are found in other countries but not to the extents as they are found here and it seems that this source power could be returning to the UK.
It seems that after years of neglect and in many cases redevelopment [...]
Madonna’s rules for Guy
It is shame when any relationship breaks, but for those in the public eye it must be much worse, but then again they have lived by the media spotlight and so could they expect anything else.
The very public separation of Madonna and Guy Richie is hot news, which is especially difficult for Guy as he [...]
Ancient forests in the UK lost
Sometimes we get side tracked when we watch the news stories where places like the Amazon rainforests being destroyed to make way for other crops and building works, we see this as a serious threat to the world’s eco system, but this is happening in the UK too.
It seems that even here in the UK [...]
The £2,000 cab fare
This must be a cabbies dream come true, imagine being stopped by a fare who asks take me to Munich! However, this is true a true story even though the cabbie at first thought that the customer was playing a joke on him.
Portsmouth cabbie, Mike Hogan was sitting at the rank when his next [...]
Tidal turbines for Scotland
If planning permission is granted to Scottish Power Renewable’s, within three years they could be providing power to around forty thousand homes with no carbon dioxide emissions either.
The turbines which have already been tested will be around ninety eight feet long and are designed to move fast enough to produce the energy required, but at [...]
The hotel room, which costs £13,000 a night
Spending £13,000 per night on a hotel room may seem a little extreme especially as most people would not even contemplate spending that sort of money on an entire years worth of holidays.
However, clearly, this is no ordinary hotel and probably the guests are not going to be that ordinary either at the Atlantis [...]
US dispute China’s Olympic win
As the entire world celebrates the ending of what could be described one of the most successful Olympic Games ever, there are questions being asked as to who came out on top.
If anyone would have noticed, the medals table have the three grades and a total, but this year certain countries have been gauging the [...]
The £20 wind turbine
A student from Greenwich studying at the University of Portsmouth has designed and built a fully working wind turbine made completely from recycled materials.
The idea is that this type of equipment could be used in third world countries where power and cash are short. However, there is a ready made market for affordable wind power [...]
What about the 2014 games
Nobody could have predicted the problems that we have seen recently between Russia and Georgia, but hopefully this has passed us now. However, even during the Olympic Games we have seen some serious rivalry in sport between the two countries, which goes well beyond the normal behaviour.
This has prompted calls for the 2014 Winter Olympics [...]