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The history of surfing Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

Surfing is now a popular pastime around the world, but just a few decades ago there were only a handful of places where you could... Read more : The history of surfing

Surf culture Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

To some, surfing is a sport. To others, it's an entire way of life. To others still, the culture defines their wardrobe. Read more : Surf culture

Geology toolkit Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University

Discover the unique landscape of the British Isles with our interactive Geology Toolkit, featuring a geology timeline, rock analyser, rock cycle, landscape features and safety... Launch now: Geology toolkit

What's Beneath Our Feet? Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

The rocks and minerals that lie beneath the surface of the UK Read more : What's Beneath Our Feet?

Seahenge Copyrighted imageCredit: Picture Esk, used under CC-BY-NC licence.

It's not a henge - and it wasn't meant to be in the sea... Read more : Seahenge

Stonehenge: Timewatch Team diary Copyrighted imageCredit: mhaithaca under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Bringing something new to a story that everyone thinks they know: That's the challenge for the Timewatch team. Read more : Stonehenge: Timewatch Team diary

Stonehenge - another perspective Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

Not everyone agrees with Darvill and Wainwright's latest theory about the purpose of Stonehenge. Olwen Williams-Thorpe offers her perspective. Read more : Stonehenge - another perspective

Metal detector Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

Outline of how to make a metal detector, one of the scientists' challenges on the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3 Read more : Metal detector

Clydebuilt Copyrighted imageCredit: James Allan, reproduced under CC-BY-SA licence.

Clydebank may no longer be a shipbuilding powerhouse, but the Queen Elizabeth 2 and others were constructed along the river Clyde. Read more : Clydebuilt

Clydebank and Singer's Copyrighted imageCredit: Stacy Jackson, reproduced under CC-BY-ND licence

Shipbuilding tied Clydebank into the British Empire, but the town’s global links were cemented by foreign-owned companies in the Clydebank area, especially the I.M. Singer Company. Read more : Clydebank and Singer's

The Clydebank Blitz Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

What was it that made Clydebank such a tempting target for the Luftwaffe? Read more : The Clydebank Blitz

Clydebank - strife and strikes Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

Clydebank has a proud industrial and manufacturing past, with workers most notably providing hardware for textile production, ships for early travel and tourism for the... Read more : Clydebank - strife and strikes

Clydebank today Copyrighted imageCredit: Ben Cooper under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

Clydebank's shipbuilding days are over, but the area's future is looking up. Read more : Clydebank today

Oil and water: Why do we value oil? Featuring: Creative commons imageCredit: By JFabra via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

Patricia Ash explains why we take the risk of drilling in the first place. Watch now: Oil and water: Why do we value oil?

Oil and water: How do you clean up? Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

Sometimes, clearing up an oil spill actually makes things worse. Patricia Ash explains why. Watch now: Oil and water: How do you clean up?

Oil and water: What's happened in the Gulf? Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

The massive oil spill off the coast of the US is dominating headlines. Patricia Ash looks at what's going on in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch now: Oil and water: What's happened in the Gulf?

Heligoland: the birds' pit stop Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC Natural History Unit

Heligoland is perfectly placed for birds to take a break during the long commute, says Patricia Ash. Watch now: Heligoland: the birds' pit stop

The puffins and rats of Lundy Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

Patricia Ash explains why a cull of the rats on Lundy might preserve the island as a breeding ground of puffins and Manx Shearwaters. Watch now: The puffins and rats of Lundy

Live from the nestbox Copyrighted imageCredit: David Robinson

Using a miniature video camera to watch wildlife is becoming very popular – and it's not too expensive! Read more : Live from the nestbox

Make a bird house Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

The total area of garden space in the UK is probably greater than that of all the nation's nature reserves. Converting just a small section... Launch now: Make a bird house

The sea sounds experiment Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

David Sharp takes his microphone and shell into a recording studio to find out why you can hear the sounds of the sea when you... Listen now: The sea sounds experiment

Scoring the Shoreline Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

George Revill considers the synergy between sound waves and ocean waves - how the coast of Britain has inspired the nation's musical heritage. Read more : Scoring the Shoreline

What Do Human Ears Miss? Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

Learn more about ultrasound and infrasonic communication Read more : What Do Human Ears Miss?

View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime

What is it that drives people to climb up sheer cliff walls - and how do they prepare mentally? Mark Brandon offers a view from... Listen now: View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing

Getting into the zone Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

Athletes such as Tom Daley and Jessia Ennis explain their mental preparation and pre-performance routines in this video, filmed for BBC / OU co-production, Olympic... Watch now: Getting into the zone

The Roundtable Featuring: Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

The fifth series of Coast marks the end of a relationship between the Coast production team and Open University experts that has lasted the best... Watch now: The Roundtable