Author Archives: John Pullen

Within many of the world’s greatest museums, there may be an exhibit that makes you question its significance. I readily admit that this effect is common to so many other exhibits. But this one is at first sight, bizarre. I am referring to the collection of what are called crystal skulls. They look as theirContinue reading “Mystery of the Crystal Skulls”

Edward Elgar is one of Britain’s greatest music composers. Many of his works have come to be regarded as what Britain stands for, or at least what it did stand for when it was composed. Every year during the Last Night of the Proms held at the Albert Hall in London, we hear some ofContinue reading “The Enigma of Elgar”

Across the world, there have been tales and legends of creatures living in places which are hard to explore. We have Bigfoot in the forests of the USA and the Loch Ness Monster supposedly hiding under the deep waters of the loch. Any evidence of these and other creatures is either open to debate asContinue reading “Is the Yeti Real?”

It has to be one of the best-known sculptures in the world and it lives at the Louvre in Paris. The statue in question is Venus de Milo. It is also known as Aphrodite of Melos (Melos can also be spelt as Milos) and is made of two blocks of Parian marble. It is alsoContinue reading “Who was the Venus de Milo?”

In 1773, a tiny creature was discovered by a German zoologist named Johann August Ephraim Goeze. He named it the “little water bear.” However, three years later, it was renamed the Tardigrade which it is known as today. Some people describe its looks as cute, but I shall let you decide after looking at theContinue reading “The Ultimate Survivor”