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    Capturing Memories

    Visual literacy is a skill set as crucial as reading and writing in the digital age. Analysing photographs hones observation skills, encourages critical thinking, and teaches you to decode visual cues.


    Origami

    Origami Beyond Art

    The practice of origami has found many novel and practical uses in our modern-day age.


    Stonehenge

    How Was Stonehenge Built?

    In more recent centuries science has replaced suggestions of magic-realism, offering more plausible explanations of the construction process…


    DNA

    DNA: The Blueprint Of Life

    We can think of DNA as a large book containing all of our genetic information.


    Alloy

    Have Scientists Discovered Our Very Own Adamantium?

    Scientists have become extremely excited by this particular new alloy due to its near-impossible strength in both hot and cold temperatures, something previously unachievable.


    Creative Writing

    Creative Writing: Unlocking Imagination

    Creative writing is not just about stringing together words; it’s about constructing worlds, solving puzzles, and exploring the depths of imagination.


    Adaptation

    What Makes A Successful Adaptation?

    It’s called an adaptation for its very definition, ‘to change to fit a new environment’.


    Bicycles

    Bicycles: From Dangerous Designs…

    Whilst the four-foot-high saddle of the Penny Farthing made it very difficult for riders to mount and offered a dangerously unstable ride, this new model gave rise to the first bicycle clubs and competitions.


    Einstein's

    Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity

    Einstein’s Theory of Relativity encompasses two main elements: Special (linked to physical phenomena in the absence of gravity) and General (which explores the laws of gravity).


    Music

    The Power Of Music

    Music has a unique ability to captivate our brains (hence you might get a jingle stuck in your head), but not all music is created equal in the eyes (or rather, ears) of our brains.