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MEMOIR THE MOVES THAT MATTER by Jonathan Rowson (Bloomsbury £20, 352pp) Grandmaster chess is associated in the public’s mind with disproportionate levels of eccentricity, or even insanity. This is a statistically invalid cliché created by journalists who don’t have a passion for the game themselves and therefore can’t understand why others would devote their lives … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: A Prime Minister and Chancellor heading in the same direction is a welcome change – let’s hope it is the right direction By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:47 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 11:35 GMT, 16 February 2020 Boris Johnson now has a War Cabinet. The effective sacking of … Read more
The Colorado River has lost over a billion tons of water in the past century due to climate change, study finds The Colorado River’s flow has decreased by 20% from 1913 through 2017 Data shows the flow dipped 9.3% for each temperature rise over 1.8 degrees Global warming is resulting in less snow fall and increasing … Read more
Climate change could wipe out up to HALF of all plant and animal life on Earth by 2070 if temperatures keep increasing, study warns The impact of ‘maximum temperatures’ is more important for species survival Experts tracked species in hundreds of locations to see how they handle heat If temperatures rise by 3.6F we would … Read more
How smartphone addiction changes your BRAIN: Scans reveals how grey matter of tech addicts physically changes shape and size in a similar way to drug users German researchers examined the brains of 48 participants using MRI images Total of 22 people smartphone addicts and 26 non-addicts made up the cohort Researchers found diminished grey matter … Read more
By: PTI | London | Updated: November 3, 2015 1:22:55 am Britain’s oldest tree, a male, estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old may be undergoing a sex change, say researchers who found that part of it is turning female. The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, estimated to be around 5,000 years old, making … Read more
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: February 18, 2020 3:20:56 am Subhash Desai said that the project’s notification was cancelled by the state government following a demand from the local residents. (Source: PTI) Two days after a front-page advertisement espousing the Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL) appeared in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, … Read more
By: New York Times | Seattle | Published: February 18, 2020 7:47:33 am Jeff Bezos said on Monday that he was committing billion to address the climate crisis. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive and the world’s richest man, said on Monday that he was committing $10 billion to address the climate crisis in a new … Read more
Blackrock joins war on climate change: World’s largest asset manager to introduce green investment strategy By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:39 GMT, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 14 January 2020 The world’s largest asset manager has sought to position itself as a climate change champion after announcing a raft of … Read more
From a life-changing commitment to a confidence-booster like no other, here’s what happened when these reluctant dieters lost 20 stone between them… ‘Doing this together has made us closer’ Andri Ford, 31, and Mo Osman, 33, live in Essex and both work in secondary schools. They’ve been together for 16 years and chart their weight … Read more