Over the last couple of weeks I have been catching up with the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm. I am a bit of a fan. Lots of wonderful views of the Cotswolds’ countryside. Some very funny incidents out on the farm and some sad bits too. The episode about the pigs was particularly, well, harrowing!…
We live in very uncertain times! So, isn’t it reassuring to finally have an honest and authoritative guide to all those pressing questions, such as: What are the chances I will be killed by a falling space rock? What really happened to the dinosaurs? Why are we here? Where did Earth’s water come from? Do…
Recently, while visiting my family near Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, we decided to do a bit of sightseeing in the local area. And where better to go than the Rock of Cashel, former home of the Kings of Munster. It’s a spectacular ruin with wonderful views across the surrounding countryside. Now, it has to be…
When I was working at the Natural History Museum, a while ago now it has to be said, one of my jobs involved the study of micrometeorites. These are tiny particles that almost certainly form the largest fraction of extraterrestrial material swept up by Earth each year. Estimates of just how much they represent vary…
Meteorites: The Blog from the Final Frontier 