Gardeners are being urged to resist mowing their entire lawns in efforts to support struggling butterfly populations. Last year was one of the worst years on record for butterflies, according to the results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. Experts at the organisation say mixed lengths of grass are best for providing food and shelter, … Read more
The world’s rainforests are often referred to as the “lungs of the earth”. They store billions of tonnes of carbon and in doing so help to reduce the impacts of climate change. But with more than one and half trillion trees, measuring exactly how much carbon they store has been virtually impossible, until now. On … Read more
From Korea’s doenjang and gochujang to Hong Kong’s XO sauce and East Asia’s fish sauce, Asian cuisines provide hundreds of ways to flavour and season dishes. Across Asia, myriad sauces add layers of flavour, depth and instant seasoning to dishes, far surpassing any measure of salt and pepper. From Korea’s doenjang and gochujang to Hong Kong’s XO sauce and … Read more
As Romania’s bear population grows, so do the opportunities for travellers to come face to face with the predators in a responsible way. Romania is home to the largest population of wild brown bears in Europe outside of Russia, with as many as 13,000 bears living in and around the largely untouched forests of the Carpathian Mountains. … Read more
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