Author Archives: John Pullen

Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Earth looked very different. The continents we know today were joined into two supercontinents called Laurasia and Gondwana. From the picture, you can see that Laurasia accounted for many of the countries now found in the Northern Hemisphere, while Gondwana held those in the Southern Hemisphere. Over millionsContinue reading “Antarctica’s Great Lost River”

Many people have heard of King Midas and the very unlikely power he had. For those of you who do not know the story, everything he touched turned to gold. This obviously led to a big problem at meal times! It is important to state that King Midas is likely a mythical figure of GreekContinue reading “Relative of King Midas Discovered”

From this date, each new article in the blog, “Feeding the Curious Mind”, will appear on Saturday evenings at 1900 UK time. This is so that Europe, the USA and many other parts of the world will be able to receive it at a reasonable time. But the same eclectic stories about many subjects willContinue reading “Is Africa Going to Split into Two?”

In 1571, one of history’s great artists was born. His name was Michaelangelo Merisi but he became known as Caravaggio. He was a remarkable painter and brought dramatic lighting to many of his works. Some works were also known for their homoeroticism which has led historians to debate whether Caravaggio was homosexual himself. He cameContinue reading “The Mysterious Life and Death of Caravaggio”

Here is a question that at first sounds easy to answer, but as with many things in nature, the answer is not quite that simple and involves more information and knowledge than we first imagined. So, what is the question? It is which mammals need to eat the most food? Okay, let’s take the obviousContinue reading “Food Energy Versus Size”

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is perhaps the most significant event in the history of England. William the Conqueror landed on the south coast with his Norman army and met the English forces under King Harold nearby at a site which became known as Battle. You can visit it today and it has anContinue reading “1066 And All That!”

Over the centuries, many famous objects and people have been lost to history. People die and objects of every description disappear. But, how often can we say that a whole room has been misplaced, stolen or lost? By this, I do not mean that it was destroyed during a battle or that the building itContinue reading “Where is the Amber Room?”