Talk Science

The Sno-Cat is a tracked vehicle that was originally used to maintain phone lines in North America in the 1940s. In 1958 however, it was used to carry equipment in the first motorised crossing of Antarctica, travelling 2000 miles over 2 years! It traversed terrains as different and perilous as soft deep snow and frozen choppy [...]

TV naturalist Chris Packham said last week in a newspaper article that pandas should be left to face extinction. It’s a shocking statement from a man who is well-known for his love of animals, and one that will provoke strong reactions from your students. Pandas appeal to peoples’ emotional side, and they have become a poster-child for [...]