Fire and steel

Blacksmith and metal artist Lisa Wisdom

Four years ago, blacksmith and toolmaker Alex Pole needed a birthday present in a hurry for his wife. He wasn’t the first person to find himself in this predicament, and nor will he be the last, but t

Could molten thorium be the future of nuclear power?

Picture the scene: after a long countryside ramble, as the air turns crisp and leaves crunch underfoot to herald the change in seasons, a gloriously roaring fire awaits upon returning home. The inviti

From the humble open hearth to elaborate Victorian designs, the fireplace has evolved over time and has, for centuries, been the focal point of the home

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