2012-05-05
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On the subject of shipping containers: Here’s a papercraft BBC News branded shipping container! (pdf link) It was made by a fan of this project our team was involved with a few years back.
Quite probably the best response to anything we’ve produced.
2012-04-12
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Some 53% of those who joined a recent star count failed to see more than 10 stars in the Orion constellation. That had decreased only very slightly from 54% since 2007, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Campaign for Dark Skies said.
Fewer than one in 10 said they could see between 21 and 30 stars, and just 2% of people had truly dark skies, seeing 31 or more stars.
The information was gathered as part of the annual Star Count survey, which was held across two weeks in January and February this year. Almost 1,000 people in different locations around the country took part. Participants were instructed to pick a clear night to count the number of stars in the constellation of Orion.
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2012-03-07
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2012-01-18
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BBC News: a satellite image of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. (Thanks, Chris. Also available on Flickr; thanks, Dan.)
2011-12-22
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Lenticular clouds over West Yorkshire by Brian Middleton, from a gallery at BBC News (thanks Chris).
2010-05-31
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Sharon from London, quoted on a BBC News Magazine story, Why are clowns scary?
I shouldn’t laugh, but maybe it’d be better if Sharon found somewhere else to live. (indirectly: via, via, via)
2010-05-15
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The Pilot ACE at the Science Museum. Actually seen at this BBC news story about the way the machine changed computing, but the version at Life is bigger. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.
