Charting the high and lows of Britain's railway - the invention created at the dawn of the 19th century that would change Britain and the world forever - from the ...

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

For example, on a 1:50 000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 50 000cm (500 m) on the ground. OS maps are available at 1:50 000 and 1:25 000 scales and cover the whole of the British Isles. Harvey maps ...

Railway engineers have uncovered a "labyrinth ... contains a building that is no longer in passenger use and features a map from the pre-Beeching era Remnants of old signal equipment crafted ...

Later, locals Haniyah and Lola will be helping me understand a lot more about using a map to navigate around ... the two largest islands within the British Isles. The biggest island is called ...

The Crucial Role the British Railway Played During WWII As the Luftwaffe began to target London with increasing regularity, the railway network became the saving grace of the nation, successfully ...

After viewing the clip, encourage pupils to spot as many islands as they can on a map of the British Isles. Can the children find the Scilly Isles? Pupils could go on to draw and paint pictures of ...