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Devon-based playwright, Lucy Bell, is to create a new film,  Grown Ups to be released in July. Inspired by interviews undertaken by students from Dawlish College with people in their 70s, 80s and 90s,  Grown Ups will share stories across generations, gathering reflections on life from people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences. Whilst researching the project the students spoke to Lynda who moved from Sierra Leone to England when she was 12 years old; Philip, now 93, who served in World War 2 and remembers his ‘best thing since sliced bread’ wife; and Graham, a shepher...

On 'Snowball Mars', immense glaciers may have sheltered ancient microbial life Scott Sutherland mercredi, 5 août 2020 à 14:20 - An island in Canada's far north has helped scientists paint a very different picture of ancient Mars What was Mars like billions of years ago? Was it truly a blue and green world, similar to Earth? Or was it something else? In a new study, Canadian researchers suggest the Red Planet may have been a Snowball Planet, with thick ice sheets covering the surface. Over decades of Mars exploration, evidence sent back by robotic missions has presented a strong case that t...

Polar adventures: Be inspired to travel to the ends of the earth By Features Reporter Published: 09:26, 03 March 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper A snowmobile safari across Svalbard in winter. Picture: PA Photo/Renato Granieri It’s hard to make any great predictions about foreign travel over the next few months, but one thing is for certain: tourists are set to be bolder in their choice of destination, with bigger trips in store. Bucket-list adventures and once-in-a-lifetime escapades will be toppin...