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I recently had my first foreign holiday for 4 years, a week in Sorrento, Italy. Weather was great, 24 degrees all week, people were lovely and the food was great. There are a few places for sightseeing around Sorrento, such as the island of Capri, Pompeii and Vesuvius and the Amalfi coast, my wife and I decided we would like to visit these well known sites. We started off on a boat trip to Capri. The boat only held 12 people and the 2 man crew were great, pointing out areas of interest on the approach to and around the...

It seems that bees are struggling to do their job, due to a variety of reasons – and so scientists are giving them a helping hand. We all know how important bees are to the survival of the planet, but their population is under attack from different directions, such as pesticides, climate change and the loss of their natural habitats. Bees are responsible for the pollination of not just flowers but also vegetables, fruit and nuts. In fact, around 75% of all pollination is down to bees, with the rest coming from other insects such as butterflies and wasps (yes,...

As we all know, the plastic pollution in our oceans has reached catastrophic proportions for the oceans themselves and the creatures that live in it, as well as the damage it does when it’s washed up on our beaches. It’s a never-ending job to clean the beaches and what is washed up is only a fraction of the problem. But in Guatemala a project to reduce the amount of plastic reaching the sea is being trialled by Ocean Cleanup, which is a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. The Rio Las Vacas, a tributary...

In a bid to restore the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, there is another way to capture some of it from what is basically a waste product. It's a hard volcanic rock that is neither rare nor particularly remarkable. But through a process known as 'enhanced rock weathering' it could help to cool our overheating planet. I spotted this article and was intrigued by the fact that nature has been capturing carbon for millions of years. As we learn more about nature, we can help it do its job properly and this is a natural process, already happening, that...

We breathe without thinking about it most of the time. It’s what keeps us alive. Some are more aware of their breathing if they practice yoga or mindfulness but generally speaking, it just happens. But did you know that the way you breathe can make a difference? Breathing through your nose has many health benefits to both mind and body. Your nose filters and conditions the air you breathe. Imagine your nose as a super-efficient filtration system, preventing unwanted particles from entering your lungs. Thanks to tiny hairs called cilia and the intricate maze of your nasal passages, airborne debris...