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Body of newborn baby girl is discovered at Suffolk recycling plant sparking police probe Officers called to recycling centre in Ipswich Road, Needham Market 3pm today Lifeless body of a baby girl was found – death is being treated as unexplained Suffolk Police have made direct appeal for the mother to come forward By William Cole … Read more
Tesla’s dispute with California health authorities over the reopening of its main car plant in defiance of coronavirus shutdown orders appears to be coming to an end – as the automaker shifts its focus to resuming operations at a battery-making Gigafactory in Nevada. The Alameda County Public Health Department announced on Twitter Wednesday that the … Read more
President Donald Trump has voiced his support for Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO reopened his main California plant in defiance of the state’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions. ‘California should let Tesla and @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely,’ Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning. Musk announced on Monday that he … Read more
If lockdown has you longing for flourishing flowers or a kitchen garden, award-winning Royal Horticultural Society judge Jo Thompson is here to show you how The plants in this border have been chosen to attract and support wildlife. Towards the front, spilling on to the gravel path are old fashioned peach Dianthus, Ageratum with … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has made his first public appearance for 20 days – dispelling rumours he had died. The despot cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory, KCNA state media reported on Saturday. Kim ‘attended the ceremony’ on Friday and ‘all participants broke into thunderous cheers of ‘hurrah!’ when he appeared, the … Read more
Nature’s hangover cure: Juice made from ginger root, Barbados cherry and prickly pear can relieve headaches and nausea caused by drinking too much alcohol, study shows It is popularly suggested that dehydration and low electrolytes cause hangovers However, two researchers from Germany found that this might not be the case Instead, they found that people who drank certain … Read more
Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds (pictured) announced Monday that the state is activating 250 National Guard troops to help with COVID-19 testing and contact tracing for workers at meat packing plants Iowa is activating hundreds of National Guard troops to help with testing and contact tracing for employees at meat processing plants in the state which … Read more
The biggest rhodedendron in Britain? Enormous, 30ft high plant has bloomed… but coronavirus lockdown means nature lovers will not be able to admire it this year Dazzling bush of pink flowers is at South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, West Sussex It was planted 120 years ago by Victorian explorer Frederick Du Cane Godman Hotel’s gardeners … Read more
Plants feel pain too! Chemical engineers at MIT develop system to monitor when plants are distressed by embedding microscopic nanotubes into their leaves Chemical engineers tested a monitoring system for damaged plant cells They inject microscopic nanotubes into cells and measure hydrogen peroxide Plant cells release hydrogen peroxide as part of a natural damage response … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more