Showing posts with label BBC News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC News. Show all posts
Friday, September 06, 2024

How To Photograph Birds

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Get to know Graeme Carroll, a fine wildlife and theatrical photographer. Many thanks to BBC News for sharing the story. Useful links: https:...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Olympic Village: The World's Biggest Restaurant

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Paris 2024 intends to use the Games as an opportunity to highlight how creative and sustainable food can be produced at a major internationa...
Sunday, April 07, 2024

A23a

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The ice island is a marvel to watch. Nature has no rules. Many thanks to BBC News for sharing the insightful story. Useful link: https://www...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Jenny NH 95 - Position 49

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A rare US postage stamp has been sold for US$2 million at Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, setting the record for the most expensive singl...
Friday, November 11, 2022

The Iron Age Gold Ring

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A storyteller. I hope the gold ring ends up with the right collector at the auction. Useful link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-n...
Friday, September 09, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II Has Died

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Truly a global icon and there will never be another. Queen Elizabeth was great. She represented that women can do what they want when they p...
Monday, May 09, 2022

Looty

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Take a look at Looty , a brilliant initiative by Chidi and his team to reclaim artwork looted from Africa by colonial powers. Useful links: ...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Taryn de Vere

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I love colors and surprises. Taryn de Vere is a colorful storyteller. Take a look. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60075...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Vegan Violin

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Padraig O'Dubhlaoidh has made the violin, entirely free of animal products, in his Malvern Hills workshop during the COVID lockdown. The...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

The BBC 100 Women Of 2021

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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2021. Take a look. Useful link: https://www.b...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Serendipity Sapphire

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The gem trader who found the stone while digging a well in his home in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, weighing 510 kilograms, believes the stone has ...
Thursday, July 01, 2021

Future Food System

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Get to know Joost Bakker, a brilliant zero-waste activist. Useful links: https://www.futurefoodsystem.com https://www.bbc.com/travel/article...

Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Shortlist

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich's 13th Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has announced its shortlist of extraordinary celes...
Sunday, June 06, 2021

Freddie Figgers

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Inspiring story. Don't let your circumstances define who you are. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-57081087 https://figger...
Friday, May 28, 2021

Franz Kafka Papers

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Franz Kafka Papers are now publicly available online. Log on to the National Library of Israel. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pi...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Benin Bronzes

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Fascinating story. In the real world, 99 times out of 100 art objects from Africa are fake, and often the remaining 1% has been stolen. Prov...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Pokémon At 25

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The Pokemon series, created by Japanese tech giant Nintendo along with games developers Game Freak and Creatures, turns 25 today. The Pokemo...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Cambridge Moonflower

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The experts at Cambridge University Botanic Garden believe their moonflower Selenicereus wittii is the first to flower in the UK. Take a lo...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

Lisa Wood Macro Photography

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Lisa Wood has used Macro photography---extreme close-ups---for some of her pictures of icicles and frozen puddles. Take a look. Useful links...
Friday, December 18, 2020

Ivory: Elephant Decline Revealed By Shipwreck Cargo

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Every tusk is an elephant's life story. Many thanks to Victoria Gill for sharing an insightful story. Useful link:  https://www.bbc.com/...