It began with skipping breakfast. When the first work-from-home order was announced last year, Elle Pemberton saw little need for the bowl of porridge that had fuelled her 50-minute commute. To compensate for her new sedentary lifestyle, the 27-year-old also committed to a two-hour online workout every day. In April, she embarked on a ‘healthier’ … Read more
Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a ‘distressing trend’ – but ‘hope is on the way’ with vaccines predicted to be available for vulnerable Americans by year-end, health officials say CDC and HHS officials held a now-rare COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday Officials acknowledged a ‘distressing trend’ in rising coronavirus cases in … Read more
Explorers have spotted polar bear footprints on broken pieces of floating ice in the Arctic. Greenpeace’s vessel Arctic Sunrise has been travelling near Greenland where huge chunks of its ice caps have broken off. They spotted the prints on the small sections of ice during their journey as they investigate the effects of climate change … Read more
The National Trust has decided to keep displays in its country houses linked to slavery on show to ‘encourage debate’. The announcement comes as the heritage conservation charity said its in the process of issuing a report, which has taken over a year to compile, which reveals that almost a third of stately homes are … Read more
While most children benefit from having time outdoors, for some youngsters it is triggering feelings of anxiety and despair due to fears over climate change. These ‘troubling emotions’ and their link to climate change have been studied by University of Colombia researchers for the British Ecological Society. In the first of its kind study to focus … Read more