A bodybuilding amateur gardener is well on his way to making a unique home-grown spirit after filling his garden with cactui - to make TEQUILA. Elvis Hall, 44, is the proud owner of almost 50 of the exotic blue agave plants, which are usually found in Mexico, rather than Pinner, ...
The future of food is not safe in the hands of agribusiness companies according to an award-winning writer and food activist. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says our ability to provide sustainable food for future generations can no longer be guaranteed. The conference, which has been organised ...
Renewable energy could entirely power 139 of the world's industrialised countries by 2050 - including Britain, according to new research. By using 100 per cent wind, water and solar energy, 24 million jobs could be created and many deaths from air pollution prevented, the scientists claim. The plans for a ...
Daniel Kammen included a hidden message in his resignation to Donald Trump today - but can you spot what it is? The prominent University of California, Berkeley energy professor resigned his post with the US State Department today in response to President Donald Trump’s “attacks on the core values” of ...
How is rose wine produced? It's a question that has been mused over by many a drinker on a hot summer's day as they nose the fruity aromas of refreshing pink vinos that provide cool, crisps refreshment for parched palates. Some search their memories for instances when they've spotted pink ...
Long distance space travel could be powered by - human waste, according to new research. Waste products - such as urine and carbon dioxide - could also be used to make tools, suggests the study. That's one of the ultimate goals of scientists who are developing ways to make long ...
Despite the kitchen becoming an increasingly democratised facet of the family home, there is still one culinary tool where men almost universally take control - the BBQ. According to new research one in five women would love to get stuck in to a barbecue this summer - but their partners ...
In this political climate, it’s sometimes easy to forget that politicians are human, too. In the lead up to June’s general election, a selection of the UK’s most prominent MPs and party leaders were quizzed on their favourite restaurants. Let’s be fair – it’s far easier to talk to journalists ...
Farmers can grow bigger, juicier tomatoes - thanks to a gene mutation, according to new research. When humans first began cultivating the wild tomato in the Andean mountain regions of Ecuador and Northern Peru, they continually selected plants that produced larger fruits. Now, thousands of years later, tomatoes on the ...