During this crisp and colourful time of year, a number of animals make frequent appearances in our local areas of natural beauty, preparing for the colder months ahead.

The largest known asteroids in our solar system are believed named Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, Hygiea and Interamnia.

The tropics are divided into two types; the Paleotropics; across Africa, Asia and Australia, and the Neotropics, across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Despite the ongoing Revolutionary War, in 1777 Philadelphia became the first city to hold the first 4th of July celebrations.

Geographically, El Niño has an impact on weather systems around the globe, triggering disruptions in temperature, rainfall and winds, which can mean floods, droughts, crop failures and food shortages.

12 of Jupiter’s moons were only discovered early this year, whilst Saturn has had 62 added just this month.

English is a polyglot language, meaning it includes words that are Anglo-Saxon, French, Germanic, Greek and Latin.

Haiku is believed to have originated in thirteenth-century Japan and formed the opening part of a larger Japanese poem called Renga.

Groundhogs are known to be one the few species of “true” hibernators. This means they go into a dormant state—in which their body temperature and heart rate fall dramatically—from late autumn until late winter or early spring.

Who invented the television can be a difficult question to answer, as there were not one, but two men who presented their own example within several months of each other.