Hedges are often seen as mere decorative features in gardens, providing privacy and aesthetics. However, their benefits go beyond being green fences. Hedges, such as the popular Photinia Red Robin and Yes hedges, offer significant environmental advantages that make them an eco-friendly choice for landscaping.
Natural Barriers: How Hedges Reduce...
David King, University of Cambridge and Jane Lichtenstein, University of Cambridge
While global governments have agreed to work towards limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C, little in their behaviour suggests they are taking the challenge seriously, as emissions continue to rise year after year. The most recent climate analysis report...
The climate crisis has worsened significantly in recent years, with the effects of man-made pollution resulting in tangible changes to global weather patterns – and a stark warning from the IPCC. Governments and major institutions are feeling the pressure to institute real change when it comes to pollution, a...
When it comes to managing your waste, skip hire is often one of the most cost-effective and convenient options available. Skips are generally fairly straightforward to fill, but you need to make sure that you don't overfill them. Doing so can result in significant fines being imposed on you...
With electricity prices continually rising, many people in the UK are looking for alternative ways to power their homes. Solar panels are one of the most popular alternatives due to their ability to produce clean, renewable energy and their long-term cost savings.
Solar panels in the UK work by capturing...
Are you looking to add a personal touch to your garden room? Whether you want to enhance the aesthetic of your outdoor space or create a separate room to entertain family and friends, this blog post will discuss eight tips on decorating your garden room the way you want.
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By Martin Graff, University of South Wales
Loneliness levels rose during the lockdowns, but since restrictions have eased, people have not rushed out to find a new date. This has been given a name, “hesidating”, and is defined as feeling indifferent or ambivalent about dating, being unsure whether you want...
Homeowners affected by flooding have a lot on their plate, from throwing out ruined furniture to making insurance claims. But one of their biggest problems is mould.
Fail to properly dry out and clean your property, and you’re looking at a fast-spreading issue that gets worse over time.
ICE Cleaning Solutions...
By Simon Lewis, UCL and Mark Maslin, UCL
The COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow have finished and the gavel has come down on the Glasgow Climate Pact agreed by all 197 countries.
If the 2015 Paris Agreement provided the framework for countries to tackle climate change then Glasgow, six years...
The investor Warren Buffett once remarked that “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked”. For the plastics recycling industry, the pandemic was a bit like the tide going out, exposing its deep-rooted structural problems.
Specifically, COVID-19 exposed the plastics recycling sector’s vulnerability to oil-price...
