President Donald Trump marked Earth Day at the White House on Wednesday by planting a tree with Melania Trump on the South Lawn. ‘We’re doing something I love doing: planting trees,’ he told the guests. ‘I’ve always loved it.’ ‘This tree will grow, also, and it’ll stand tall and beautiful, and the future generations will be … Read more
The lost laugh: Australian kookaburra is spotted in Devon garden 10,000 miles from his usual old gum tree Bird expert Daniel Lazar received calls from neighbours about unusual sightings He then went to a neighbours house in Membury, Devon, and identified the bird Daniel thinks that the animal escaped from the nearby Axe Valley Wildlife … Read more
The lost laugh: Australian kookaburra is spotted in Devon garden 10,000 miles from his usual old gum tree Bird expert Daniel Lazar received calls from neighbours about unusual sightings He then went to a neighbours house in Membury, Devon, and identified the bird Daniel thinks that the animal escaped from the nearby Axe Valley Wildlife … Read more
A snowboarder had to have her entire pelvis rebuilt after she smashed it when she hit a tree at 55mph. Amber English, from Missouri, needed a 12-hour operation after her devastating accident in March last year. She said doctors could find ‘no comparison’ for her injuries, which also triggered internal bleeding. Intense rehab for months … Read more
Teeth act as a ‘faithful archive of life’ by forming layers like tree rings that reveal intimate details of a person’s life such as when they got pregnant, fell ill or were in prison Material called cementum in teeth develops a new microscopic layer every year Lab analysis reveals it changes in shape and structure … Read more
UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more
LITERARY FICTION ANTHONY CUMMINS OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) Nothing I’d previously read by Scarlett Thomas prepared me for the wall-to-wall joy of Oligarchy — a wickedly well-turned black comedy centred on an Instagram-fuelled wave of anorexia among teenage girls at a Home Counties boarding school favoured by … Read more