May 2010 Archives

Leonardo Da Vinci's Codices contain his working notes as he designed his artwork and machines and studies. Historians are still puzzling over what some of them meant, as they weren't intended for eyes other than Da Vinci's. These photos are from an exhibition of newly decoded and recreated robots and flying machines built from the plans in the codices by historians.

Yes, that is a dragon's skull in the last two photos.

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As the globe warms, the glaciers are melting and the oceans are rising. The human consequence of this is that people living on Pacific Islands are watching their homes disappear under the sea. They can only move inland so far before their whole island is flooded. Melissa Neighbour is Media Director of Project Survival Pacific an initiative of the Australian Youth climate coalition to help the people of the Pacific Islands make their voices heard, and deal with the watery doom threatening their way of life.

She spoke to me about how to help the people of the Pacific Islands survive the flooding of their homes by the rising seas. You can support Project Survival Pacific at http://youthprojectsurvival.org/