A Nature's Path

Keeping our neighbourhood clean and in line with our beliefs about the environment is a nice way to give back to the community this Spring especially after the first lockdown which began last March. Getting together in a group to make a street or park tidy is rewarding in itself and can help alleviate the stress we face every day! Pick up litter on the street ...   via uncustomary.org

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Via  science101.com (Article by Sydney Baum-Haines) "Going out in nature is refreshing and relaxing, but there’s always danger lurking around the corner. You may have street smarts, but lack wild-smarts. So instead of getting struck by lightning or drowning in a rip current, learn about the different ways nature warns you away from disaster and imminent natural disaster. Plus, sometimes you just can’t check the weather forecast and want to know if it’ll rain tomorrow." (science101.com) Photo credit:  socialnewsdaily.com (published by Aaron Granger) Earth's warming signs:(Full article and images at  science101.com ) Nature’s warning signs that disaster is about to strike (by  Sydney Baum-Haines) 1. Beware of a patch of J-shaped trees 2. When the ocean level drops, danger is not far behind 3. A wall cloud in the sky might take you out of Kansas 4. Stay clear of the channel of choppy waters at the beach 5. If animals start leaving, an earthqua...

Via  dailymail.co.uk (Article by Colin Fernandez and Phoebe Weston for the Daily Mail) He spoke at Polymateria, a company that has created biodegradable plastic Plastic is used to heat-seal teabags while Charles says is 'very worrying' But his own Duchy Organic teabags are made with plastic, Waitrose say ( dailymail.co.uk ) Photo credit:  newidea.com.au/prince-harry-and-william-feud-prince-charles-camilla-parker-bowles Photo credit:  Polymateria hashtag on Twitter Plastic or polypropylene is used to heat-seal teabags.  For some this may come as a surprise and it was in 2017, Mike Armitage a gardener from Wrexham, discovered that the white residue left behind when used teabags were piled on a compost heap.  Following his campaign, tea-makers PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea 'switched away' from using plastic. ( dailymail.co.uk ) I would have discovered the same findings if I was composting vegetables and fruits as I'd put used...

Via  bbc.co.uk (Article by Jonathan Amos) via  bbc.co.uk The demonstration of a new US system to get astronauts into orbit is under way. (bbc.co.uk) Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight via  space.com Ripley, the Space dummy will be flying on SpaceX's first test mission of its  Crew Dragon's Capsule via  space.com

Via:  bbc.co.uk (Article by Jonathan Amos) via  bbc.co.uk The first British-led expedition to gather meteorites in the Antarctic has returned with a haul of 36 space rocks. (bbc.co.uk) The three main types of meteorites according to the  Natural History Museum  are: iron - almost made of metal stony-iron - has a composition of equal mounts of metal and silicate crystals stony - has mainly silicate minerals Stannern Achondrite via  the Natural History Museum

Via:  bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47319874 A look at how recycled fashion can change our outlook on fashion accessories: Changing The Luxury Goods Consignment Market via:   artsmidnorthcoast.com

On #WorldEnvironmentDay we reaffirm our commitment to phasing out single-use plastics across all Club operations. #PassOnPlastic pic.twitter.com/lJxDg780eT — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 5 June 2018 Say no to single-use plastics. Re-use, re-cycle bottles and make this a habit. #COYS #APoemADay https://t.co/NWPynAu3hy — A Naturespath (@a_naturespath) 6 June 2018