I know pterosaurs aren’t dinosaurs, but it feels like they should be, right? I mean I get it, dinosaurs are defined by their skeleton and evolutionary history, all sharing an upright posture yadda yadda yadda. But I didn’t grow up playing dinosaurs and their somewhat-related reptile cousins who happen to fly and / or swim […]
I fell in love with dinosaurs early. Awkward and overweight, I was a fan of the giant herbivores who could hold their own against the horrible meat-eaters. Triceratops, popular with friends, was obviously great but never one of my favourites. Stegosaurus though, the oddly-shaped, lumbering dork with a back full of plates and […]
Space captivates me in a way few other things can. I’ll happily fritter away a Sunday learning everything I can about a new cosmic-related subject. Absorbing mind-bending facts that feel like fiction to a brain accustomed to things here on Earth. I always leave wanting to know more. Like, how can a teaspoon of neutronium […]