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Dominic Bliss

Lucy Smith's image of the ephemeral Victoria amazonica plant. Native to tropical regions of South America, it ...

How art shapes our understanding of plants – and reveals wonders photographs can miss

20 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

How the world of exploration has changed

20 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

How modern technology can shape our lives for the better–and also the worst.

19 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

Secrets and spies: Behind the doors of the UK's most enigmatic government agency

19 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

A world apart: eerily deserted images of the ISS give unique insight into humanity in space

19 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

International Space Station

In Cornwall, ruinous tin and copper mines are yielding battery-grade lithium. Here's what that could mean

19 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

In search of the world’s most valuable books, letters and laws

2 April 2022. By Dominic Bliss

How physical greetings evolved – and post-pandemic, how they’re likely to change

7 March 2022. By Dominic Bliss

PARTNER CONTENT

The huge toll of 'fast fashion' on the planet – and why the answer could be circular

30 December 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Being struck by lightning isn't as rare as you might think. Here's why it happens – and how to avoid it.

28 July 2021. By Dominic Bliss

New islands can be natural or artificial. Both can be problematic.

15 July 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Extremely accurate time is increasingly critical. This place is in charge of keeping it.

18 June 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Does heading a football lead to brain damage? It's complicated

16 June 2021. By Dominic Bliss

The psychology of crowd control – and why the UK may see violence escalate before lockdown ends

27 May 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

The clocks are changing again - but is change afoot for this century-old ritual?

23 March 2021. By Dominic Bliss

How a Nepali climber with a “freakish physiology” stormed the world of high-altitude mountaineering

16 January 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Mountains

Meet the 'shadow lovers:' three men who have each witnessed more total eclipses than anyone

11 December 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

A 'self-destructing' plastic has helped define a new British Standard for biodegradability. Here's what that means.

26 November 2020. By Dominic Bliss

How a new frost-resistant grape could make British red wine come of age

13 October 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

This vision of food's future could have legs – but rather more than you might like.

18 August 2020. By Dominic Bliss