The Great Mecca Feast (1928): a rare documentary of the hajj that blends faith, travel, colonial perspective, and early cinema into one enduring record.
The First Treaty of London (1358) — when two kings tried to end the Hundred Years’ War with a ransom, a land swap, and absolutely no follow-through.
Meet the marmalade fly — Episyrphus balteatus — the tiny hoverfly acrobat that treats gravity like a suggestion and flowers like business meetings.
Truganini’s story — powerful, complicated, and far from over. Explore the life of a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman at the heart of colonial history and memory.
Discover the small waterfall on Gunung Lambak — a focus-stacked, long-exposure gem from Wikipedia’s picture of the day, May 7, 2026.
Nilgiri mountains at dawn near Ooty: emerald fields, monsoon-sculpted soil, tea-scented air, and the quiet humor of sunrise in Tamil Nadu highlands.
Hurricane Joaquin (2015): how it surged from tropical depression to Category 4, battered the Bahamas, and triggered catastrophic flooding in South Carolina.
Katipō spider guide: New Zealand’s red-striped dune cobweb spider, its habitat, venom profile, relation to redbacks, and conservation challenges on coastal ecosystems.
Operating an aerial camera from a Häfeli DH-5 in 1930: how Wild Heerbrugg photogrammetry transformed aerial images into precise maps for surveying and navigation.
Maurice Suckling: Royal Navy officer, mentor to Horatio Nelson, and political-administrative leader who shaped British naval operations in the 18th century.