What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘seagull’? A large, noisy bird that steals chips and ice cream at the beach? Or perhaps a small bird found on rugged coastal cliffs, flying large distances across the open ocean in search of fish? Continue reading

In the late summer of 1478, a man named William Worcester set out from Norwich headed for Cornwall. We find him on the road, his saddlebags packed with travel essentials like onions and biscuits, laces and packthread, candles, ink and paper. Continue reading

We have a vaccine for COVID-19. Finally this pandemic could be over with. Hurrah! Late last year, Pfizer, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Sinovac, and other developers announced their successful endeavours in producing effective vaccines against COVID-19. Despite differences in methods and production techniques, all claimed that their vaccine is over 60% effective, qualifying WHO criteria of over 50%.1,2 Continue reading