London Craft Week is a week when the city’s galleries and museums celebrate global craftsmanship with a range of enlightening events, from workshops and exhibitions to talks and fairs. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, this year’s London Craft Week program includes joint events from the Royal Museums Greenwich, the Design Museum, Leighton House and Hauser… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Antique glass sponges. A Barbie pink sea pig wandering the seafloor. A single transparent dot suspended in the depths. These wonders are just the first glimpses of the fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters)… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Antique glass sponges. A Barbie pink sea pig wandering the seafloor. A single transparent dot suspended in the depths. These wonders are just the first glimpses of the fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters)… Read More »
Camera Obscura and the World of Illusion will entertain children for hours in Edinburgh The Easter holiday continues across the country and with it comes the constant problem of what to do with the kids when the weather turns bad. If the forecast loses out on adventures in the great outdoors, it’s worth checking out… Read More »
Outernet claims annual visitors over six million – Frat Çağlayan Yurdakul/Anadolu via Getty What are the most popular tourist attractions in London? Easy. Great museums. They dominated visitor numbers forever. If you check the latest statistics from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) you’ll see that the Natural History Museum leads the way with… Read More »
Camera Obscura and the World of Illusion will entertain children for hours in Edinburgh The half-term break is approaching for many families across the country and with it comes the constant problem of what to do with the kids when the weather turns bad. On the positive side, the beach is rarely a realistic option… Read More »
A new dinosaur-like species has been unearthed in Scotland, giving palaeontologists a valuable insight into animal life in the Middle Jurassic. Researchers from the UK’s Natural History Museum first noticed several bones sticking out of a rock during a trip to the Isle of Skye in 2006. This fossil turned out to be a new… Read More »
Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Allegation: George Washington died before dinosaurs were discovered. Evaluation: Rating: True Context: Although humans have likely lived with dinosaur fossils for millennia, a fossilized dinosaur bone was first described in 1842, more than four years after George Washington’s death. The claim that George Washington died before the existence of dinosaurs was discovered… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. The incredible discoveries and scientific achievements of 2023 prove how far curiosity and curiosity can take humanity. Archaeological findings have allowed researchers to take intriguing steps into the past and… Read More »