Kilchurn Castle - awesome ruin on Loch Awe
The ruined castle of Kilchurn is is one of the most photographed castles in Scotland, sitting on a loch, surrounded by mountains, in Argyll and Bute.
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Cinnabar moths and Ragwort - a colourful combination
The Cinnabar is a particularly attractive British moth, brightly coloured with red and black markings, and unlike many other moths, active in the daytime. Its caterpillars are equally distinctive and dependent on the ragwort plant - a bright yellow weed often persecuted as a threat to horses and cattle.
The Thermos Flask - filling a vacuum
Sir James Dewar, a Scottish chemist and physicist at Oxford University, invented the first vacuum flask in 1892, which became the accepted way to keep hot and cold liquids at their original temperatures. Though it was not Dewar, but the professional glass blower he hired to help him to make it, who patented the invention himself and named it 'thermos'.
Homage to Narnia in C.S. Lewis' Belfast homeland
A glimpse of the world of Narnia imagined by Belfast-born author C.S. Lewis has been created in a new public square on the Newtownards Road in the city, with a £2.5million installation dedicated to characters from the Chronicles of Narnia books.
The mysterious case of the disappearing swallows
The appearance of the swallow in the warmer months baffled naturalists for centuries. Where did they go in the winter? In the late 18th Century, naturalists in Britain became quite obsessed with the finding out the answer.
Lavender growing - a traditional British industry recently revived
Lavender is seen as a traditional English plant, and has been the basis of a number of commercial activities, including scent and oil-making. Native to the 'Old World' - Britain and its European neighbours, its vibrant purple hue and intoxicating essence have made the plant popular for scented products, traditional medicine and cosmetics.
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