On 26th of February 1935 Scot, Robert Watson Watt, first demonstrated RADAR.
RADAR #OnThisDay
Book Review: Derek Künsken, “The House of Styx, A Venus Ascendant Novel”, Solaris, 2021
The House of Styx, set in the atmosphere of Venus, is “the first of a ground-breaking new series, 250 years before The Quantum Magician”, which is the first of a four-book series, The Quantum Evolution.
Meat Eating Dinosaurs: Size Matters
In the broken dinosaur shin bone, the bone fractured along annual growth rings, which are very closely spaced. This animal grew slowly for many years. Image credit: Michael D’Emic
Kuwait
Celebrated today by its population of 1.45 million citizens National Day in Kuwait is celebrated on February 25 every year and the first celebrations were held in 1963.
The Lost Gardens of Orkney (7) Fertilisers
With the growth in popularity in gardening, especially after people saw the importance of home grown food during the shortages of World War 1, gardening advice columns appeared in newspapers and magazines.
Estonia
Today, 24 February, is the independence day of Estonia a country with a population of 1,331,824 citizens (source Estonia’s Census 2021)
The Mesolithic Mediterranean Fishers
9,500 years ago around the Mediterranean Sea, at a time before humans settled down to farm, the Peoples around that region were using the resources of the Sea much more than was previously thought.
St Lucia
On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent country and so, today – 22 February 2023, the inhabitants of this small country celebrate the 44th year of their independence
Sgathaich: Super Mario Land 2
“What it achieves on a Gameboy is frankly amazing. In fact I’d say this feels less Mario Bros game, and more Mario World.”
Solar Energy Development: Scotland’s Limited Ambition
n Scotland, solar technology is a tiny part of the renewables energy sector.
