Malta’s first fixed ocean observatory has been officially launched 3.7km off the coast of the Grand Harbour, providing researchers and authorities with a powerful new tool to monitor marine and weather conditions in real time. The observatory, named BLUE, Blue Long-Term Underwater Exploration, is a high-tech buoy equipped with a series of sensors that
Former arts council chief operations officer Mary Ann Cauchi has been appointed senior director of Kalkara's Esplora Science Centre. In a statement Thursday announcing the appointment, the science centre said Cauchi would lead Esplora’s “revitalisation”, focusing on STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and maths – subjects. The approach focuses
Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine’s sweltering tunnels. AdvertisementYou’ve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony of mining life. Then one afternoon, you witness a fellow worker doing something remarkable with an odd-looking contraption. Read the full
Picture this: it’s your first day at a new job. You’re about to introduce yourself to a large group of people you’ll be working with – and promptly fall flat on your face. Not exactly the entrance you had in mind. We’ve all cringed at moments like these — whether they happen to us or to others. That instant, full-body wince, and the shared, silent