In our last discussion, we explored the four quiet miracles of water. These were the molecular quirks that allow it to sustain life across the planet. Water dissolves nutrients, stabilizes climate, floats as ice to protect underwater ecosystems, and climbs through plants to carry life upward from soil to sky. Those properties are so generous…
The Modern Era Rianne de Klerk tugged mightily as the large membrane filter released from its housing. The filter, as tall as she, had that faint salt tang of the sea, and the once white exterior of the filter was now marbled with a patina of minerals and biofilm. She unpackaged the new filter and…
The Medieval Era / The Late Age Of Enlightenment Father Edmund closed the doors of the abbey and made the walk through the old, twisted oaks to the millhouse he helped build so long ago, when he was first ordained. It was so long ago, he mused, but even as an old man now, he still…
Water As Part of Faith and the Arts Julliete de Sombre walked through the giant wooden and iron doors of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne. Holding her newborn son, named after his father Richard, she looked around in awe at the majesty of this beautiful Cathedral, the first this large in Caen. She nervously took her…
Rivers Of Civilization The Rise of Empires The ceremony brought thousands to the new fountain built just blocks from the home of Gaius Fabius Scaeva. The owner of the dye works, where he worked, was there too. Lucius Cornelius was not only his boss, but was also his former commander in the Second Samnite War….
Where Does Water Come From? Have you ever thought where water comes from? I don’t mean your glass, a water bottle, or even the tap. I mean, where did it come from? Maybe we can also consider, when. Let’s look back in time – a long, long time ago, to the time of an early…