Other models include the Rena, a container shipwrecked on New Zealand’s Astrolabe Reef in 2011, as well as the iconic Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in Stockholm harbour in 1628. Paul Barnard, ...

This sap contains toxins, and when put in a vase, it can actually poison the water, causing the other blooms to wilt and die. While it’s a common belief that you can’t mix daffodils with other ...

Carol McNicoll, who has died aged 81, was a pioneering studio potter whose witty, postmodern work transformed the ceramics scene in 1970s Britain. She belonged to a cohort of women who studied at ...

Show more The Vasa, one of the most majestic galleons ever to put to sea, sank 18 minutes after leaving Stockholm harbour on her maiden voyage in 1628. The loss of the Vasa was a major setback for ...