There’s a whole host of things that annoy us humans. Slow internet connection, stepping in dog poop, stubbing your toe, people driving close behind you etc etc. Right up there on the list of people’s deepest annoyances is noisy eaters. If you’ve ever been tempted to confront someone slurping their soup in a restaurant, or if a
Think about how much food you throw away each week. Then multiple that by the number of households in the country. That is a huge amount of food going in the bin which could be put to better use. But this is only post-supermarket waste. Pre-supermarket waste is happening every day and as we don’t
Urban farming could be the future of food sourcing. In London, underground former bomb shelters are being used to grow eco-friendly, sustainable produce.
Here’s a scary thought: a spider is probably looking at you right now. That’s right. In a quiet corner, under the sofa, behind the filing cabinet and – more likely than all – in the bathroom. A recent entomological study of North Carolina published in an academic journal called Science and Nature, found spiders in 100
It’s somewhat ironic that Brixton is now feted as a cultural hub. Contemporary Brixton has come a long way from a history of cultural-clashes, violence and riots, to one of the most sought after postcodes in London. The catalyst for much of this change has been food, in particular Brixton Market. In 2009, the market
Few places occupy the same mysterious status as Area 51. The remote Nevada base, about 150 miles from Las Vegas, is rumoured to be housing everything from aliens to soviet spy planes; with real tin-hat connoisseurs even claiming famous deceased folks, I’m looking at you 2pac, are chillin’ inside. The dusty-road that leads up towards America’s much mythicised
Of all the mid-flight past times out there, querying the shape of windows perhaps isn’t top of the list. Having said that, delving deeper into the seemingly mundane can often unearth meaning. And if nothing else it gives you something useful to discuss with your friends, or a random nugget of information to pull out
A new discovery has found that animals were ‘dwarfed’ by global warming 50 million years ago, and scientists are concerned that it could happen again. The study shows that warm-blooded animals got significantly smaller at least twice in Earth’s history when temperatures increased, and carbon dioxide levels soared. Palaeontologists (aka Ross from Friends) discovered fossil teeth
Kalief Browder was just a 16-year old walking home from a party when his life changed forever. Accused of stealing a backpack, the Bronx teen was imprisoned without conviction in one of America’s most notorious detention facilities, Rikers Island, for over 1000 days – most of them in solitary confinement. Two years after his release, Kalief