10:10 is an organisataion that works with companies, schools and people to get them to reduce their carbon emissions by 10%. I can’t quite untangle the people involved as the 10:10 website says it was founded by Franny Amstrong who was the director of the climate change blockbuster The Age of Stupid. They also work […]
David’s bee beard
Here’s a good idea. The population of honey bees is dropping dangerously low so someone needs to petition governments to do something about it – even if that something is just investigating why this is happening. No one knows. It’s a mystery. A website called Cameron’s Bee Beard has just been set up to let […]
Traquair Fair: Sky Trumpets, traders and more
Traquair House is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. It takes back to the 11th century when it was a hunting lodge for royalty. Today it’s also a bed and breakfast, a day out for corporate groups and an ideal venue for weddings. Traquair House is also the centre point to Traquair Fair. Returning in […]
Cloistered French nuns from Avignon are record label’s new sales hope
Sisters from a closed order dating back to 6th century win contract for a new album of Gregorian chant
Google signs green Power Purchase Agreement
Image by Conor Dupre-Neary via Flickr Today has some good news for Mother Earth. Google, the search and ads site, has been trying to be carbon neutral since 2007. Today they’ve signed a big deal – a 20-year deal, in fact – on green Power Purchasing. Come July 30th they’ll be buying clean energy from […]
Yoga music can help cats relax
Image by rchughtai — “not very active” via Flickr Sian Barr, a student veterinary nurse, has carried out research on sick cats being treated at a vet’s sugery. Miss Barr, a recent graduate with a first class honours, concluded that yoga medication music can help. Cats become less stressed when they listen to the music. […]
The Virgin of the Rocks: Da Vinci decoded
Everyone agrees it is a masterpiece. But who painted The Virgin of the Rocks – Leonardo or his students? Jonathan Jones joins the National Gallery on an epic quest to find out
I Will Survive – the Holocaust dance
I think this is beautiful. Do you agree? A Holocaust survivor, his daughter and his grandchildren visit concentration camps around Europe. What do they do? They dance to Gloria Gaynor‘s “I Will Survive“. This video has actually been around for half a year but is quickly going viral now the blogs have caught wind of […]
Spain will win World Cup predicts Peruvian Shaman
A gathering of Peruvian shamans in Lima resulted in self-proclaimed master Juan Osco predicting Spain will win the World Cup. However, not all the shamans who took part in the colourful ceremony agreed and a number of senior shamans came out in favour of the Netherlands. This isn’t the first time Osco, sometimes known as […]
Immortal jellyfish invading the world’s oceans
Scientists have found what may be the only animal in the world capable of immortality. The hydrozoans jellyfish is able to revert back to its polyp state – that’s its first stage of live, the stage it is born into and before it starts to mature into an older jellyfish. The process is called transdiffentiation […]
