Shattered worlds

5 January 2011 by Keith Moore

I was lucky enough to see two volcanoes last summer: Etna, as I passed through Sicily, and Stromboli by night…

Heroes of Science

29 December 2010 by Emma Davidson

In my recent post about heroines of science, as voted for by visitors to our exhibition during the summer, I…

23 December 2010 by Joanna Corden

The falling snow in the last few days has greatly excited our young pre-school visitors, who have raced round the…

20 December 2010 by Keith Moore

Picture a group of scientists at dinner in the new age of Queen Victoria, just crowned at Westminster Abbey in…

15 December 2010 by Emma Davidson

I was recently showing a selection of Robert Boyle’s papers to some visitors, and we chanced across an absolute gem…