Category: There Be Dragons Everywhere

The official science blog of Steven Spence, an amateur photographer who also writes about general science subjects. He enjoys photography, nature, science and is an avid fan of Calvin and Hobbes. Steven’s writing may cover topics ranging from bees to fossils to astronomy and almost anything else that captures his interest. Left unsupervised, Steven sometimes spray paints quotes from Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett or Carl Sagan on the walls. We thought it best to put him in a separate safe space.

A female great spotted woodpecker, photographed in Germany, April 2015

Drumming with the Great Spotted Woodpecker

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Science Connectedbirds, wildlife photography

Meet the great spotted woodpecker. Learn where and how to spot them, and what they sound like. Photos and audio included.

Wildlife Game of Thrones: Wolf versus Crow

Nature Photography There Be Dragons Everywhere Zoology

Wildlife Game of Thrones: Wolf and Crow

August 18, 2021August 23, 2021 Science Connectednature, wildlife photography, wolves

Steven Spence visits the wolves at Wildpark Bad Mergentheim in Germany and photographs a contest for food between the wolves and crows.

Chemistry STEM Education There Be Dragons Everywhere

Improving the Periodic Table

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Steven Spenceelements, science education

Find out why the Periodic Table of Elements is systematically brilliant. Also, get two free periodic tables that you can download and print for your classroom or dining room wall.

Chemistry Physics There Be Dragons Everywhere

Chemical Reactions: Periodic Genius

June 23, 2021April 20, 2022 Steven Spenceelements

Chemical reactions are essential. They put the oxygen in our blood, the salt in our food, and the batteries in our cell phones.

Chemistry Physics There Be Dragons Everywhere

The Difference Between Chemical and Nuclear Reactions

June 22, 2021June 24, 2021 Steven Spenceelements

Pull up a chair and sit down to the Periodic Table and Sorting Elements – Part One: The Difference Between Chemical and Nuclear Reactions

Astronomy and Astrophysics There Be Dragons Everywhere

Elements, Heavy Metal, and the Death of Stars

June 7, 2021April 20, 2022 Steven Spenceelements, stars

Part Three of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively) explains how stars create heavy elements with more Protons than Iron.

Astronomy and Astrophysics There Be Dragons Everywhere

Forged in the Hearts of Stars

May 28, 2021June 21, 2021 Steven Spenceearly universe, elements, stars

Steven Spence, Part Two of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively). Let’s contemplate the early universe and the elements forged in the hearts of stars.