I know I’ve said it before, but this really is a fantastic time of year for stargazing, and so, flushed with the success of the session on the bank holiday Monday (see my last piece), I couldn’t resist going out again the following night (August the 30th). Completing the...
Researchers have proposed that a buildup of fluid in the heart muscle may be a potentially fatal syndrome that might affect fit and healthy open-water swimmers, causing them to "drown from the inside."
Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema, or SIPE, is a type of immersion pulmonary oedema that develops when swimmers' lungs...
If you play a brass or woodwind instrument, we'd like to hear from you.Our community concert band started in February 2013 and our doors are always open to welcome new members.A wide range of player abilities are in the band including some superb musicians but, providing you can play...
This walk is best attempted when there is a low tide, especially a low spring tide (which occur around midday when there is a full moon and new moon).Slippery rocks also occur in places especially round the foot of Sandsfoot Castle so care should be taken.
The coastal section is on the southern side of a geological...
You can’t miss the great square of Pegasus in the eastern sky at this time of year; it’s one of the most recognisable asterisms up there. The flying horse of Greek mythology, upon which Perseus rode when he freed the princess Andromeda, and later, upon which Bellerophon rode when...
We are delighted to announce that the Government’s Department for Transport has awarded £438,000 to Dorset Council as part of the Active Travel Fund. This funding will be used for walking and cycling improvements across the county as we move towards a greener, cleaner Dorset.
The Government survey work has...
Everything is possible. Nothing is possible. Nothing hurts any more, until the consequences crash through the screen. Immersed almost permanently in virtual worlds, we cannot check what we are told against tangible reality. Is it any wonder that we live in a post-truth era, when we are bereft of...
There are three ways to drive the Jaguar E-Pace. As a manual, an automatic or with paddle shifts. So much choice should ensure that the driver never gets bored.
The E-Pace is the F-Pace’s smaller brother. And as with young siblings, I speak from experience, they have to be watched...
With Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being very obvious in the mornings at the moment, and with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in opposition in March, May, and June, respectively, I’ve been thinking about planets a lot lately. For this piece, I thought I’d spend a little time discussing...
This week we’ve got a different take on astronomy. I recently sent out a simple questionnaire to some fellow astronomers, so as to better reflect here the diversity that exists within the interest. My ‘thing’, for example, is DSOs (deep space objects) – galaxies, nebulae, etc. (commonly known as...
