The stars have long held a special resonance within Maori culture. Now, the plight of a small seabird has triggered a New Zealand community to seek dark sky status – and the results are awe-inspiring, finds Joanna Whitehead
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Have you ever wondered how sailors of the past confidently sailed vast oceans, knowing their exact location? Consider this: the open sea stretches forever and sailors rely on more than just the North Star. What technological marvel paved the way for precise longitudinal navigation, turning the unpredictable expanse of the ocean into a navigable highway?In
Andrew Motion Something old made new: The Iliad in Emily Wilson’s muscular and moving new translation, the first by a woman, is truly what it claims to be – a version for our time (Norton, £30). And something new made immediate: Hannah Sullivan’s second collection of poems, Was It For This (Faber, £12.99), ambitiously extends
Have you ever wondered about the rich tapestry of traditional knowledge held by indigenous communities that has been woven into the fabric of modern science and technology?We begin our journey in the following paragraphs by examining the significant impact of indigenous knowledge on the advancement of science and technology. This article examines how ancient healing