Why Are Clouds White?
BY Frank Jacob
The answer to the question “Why are clouds white?” lies in how different-sized particles scatter the light that passes through clouds.
Remember The Maine, To Hell With Spain!
BY Frank Jacob
Controversy still surrounds the explosion and sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, which signalled US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence with the rallying cry “Remember The Maine!”
Kailasa Temple: Massive 8th Century Temple Built Top-Down
BY Frank Jacob
Constructed over 1,200 years ago from a single rock formation, the Kailasa Temple is remarkable for its size, architecture, and unique building process.
Lethologica: The Word That’s on the Tip of Your Tongue
BY Frank Jacob
Have you ever tried to pluck a word from memory and it just doesn’t come to mind? The term can often seem within our grasp but tantalisingly beyond reach. Meet lethologica.
How Are Cotton Candy Grapes Made? Designer Fruit Alchemy
BY Frank Jacob
Cotton Candy grapes are a taste sensation but the path to cotton candy enlightenment was an arduous journey. From ten thousand plants, just one was selected.
Dark Lightning: A Cosmic Force on Earth
BY Frank Jacob
Mostly invisible to the naked eye, dark lightning produces enormous bursts of gamma rays that create showers of electrons and positrons, the electrons’ anti-matter equivalent.
