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Dank, ancient and quite fantastic: Scotlands peat bogs breathe again

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The age of extinctionScotlandResearchers are using satellite technology to monitor the health of these vital carbon sinks and help restore them Flanders Moss bog is slumped on the flat, farmed landscape of the Carse of Stirling in Scotland like a jelly fungi. It wobbles when you walk on it, and a metal pole goes down eight metres before reaching hard ground. This lowland-raised bog is a dome of peat fed mainly by rainfall and it acts like a single organism – the whole thing has to be looked after for any part to be in really good shape. Read More...

Deaths such as Chyna's are worryingly common in the world of WWE | Wrestling

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Why do so many wrestlers die young? GuardianWrestling This article is more than 7 years oldDeaths such as Chyna's are worryingly common in the world of WWEThis article is more than 7 years oldDave SchillingAnother former wrestler has died young. But until they get more protection the tragedies are likely to continue When I found out that Chyna (real name Joanie Laurer), former WWE wrestler, had died on Wednesday night, I was in the midst of something of a personal pro wrestling renaissance. Read More...

Learning to relax can be life-changing: how to find your comfort zone

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Health & wellbeingMany of us have forgotten how to truly unwind. We ask the experts for ways to switch off in an always-on world How do you like to kick back, chill out and really relax? This sounds as if it should be a simple question. But I can’t be alone in having spent several evenings over the past couple of weeks slumped on the sofa, “watching TV” while my eyes flicker across Twitter and Facebook, as well as five different WhatsApp groups on my phone. Read More...

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