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Pumpkin spice: Why are we so obsessed with the flavour and scent? - BBC News

The autumnal scent has become a billion-dollar industry, from pumpkin spice lattes, to candles and even dog treats.

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‘You could single-handedly push it to extinction’: how social media is putting our rarest wildlife at risk

From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem

"Research by the Soil Association Exchange shows that farms with a mixture of arable crops and livestock have about a third more carbon stored within their soil than those with only arable crops, thanks to the animals’ manure." #carbon#agriculture#farmingwww.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows

Research also reveals that a mixture of arable crops and cattle helps improve the biodiversity of the land

"Trees including oaks, birches and beeches that have been part of the British landscape for centuries are starting to suffer in southern England, so are being considered for RHS Bridgewater’s new arboretum..." #trees#climatechangewww.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

The UK will get hotter and drier for plants... except in Manchester

Thanks to the city’s famously rainy climate, trees suffering in the south can be moved, says the Royal Horticultural Society

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Not all cultures equally valid, says Kemi Badenoch

Tory leadership contender sets out a

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Rosie Duffield quits as Labour MP with attack on Keir Starmer

She says she is leaving the party over the PM's

There appears to be bumper crops of #apples 🍎🍏.

Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study

Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study

Eight out of the 15 brains studied had microplastics in their olfactory bulbs.

Take a lot of hope from these kinds of projects. Reminds me of this research study which concluded: “…nature conservation efforts are not only effective, but that when they do work, they often really work” theconversation.com/nature-conse...

Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.

👏 “A lot of nature conservation is a long game. You plant a tree, you're not going to in your lifetime see that it reached its full potential. But within three months of that river being re-wiggled the salmon were spawning in that one kilometre stretch for the first time in over 150 years”

How restoring rivers' natural curves can prevent flooding

For centuries meandering rivers have been straightened – but experts say restoring their natural bends and curves can prevent flooding and create healthy habitats for wildlife.