6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (575+ words) The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process A woman has been buried in a coffin made from mushrooms in New South Wales in an eco-friendly first for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (591+ words) Helen Paterson’s work on advancing how police and courts understand memory is recognised in prestigious Eureka prizes Memory is an imperfect thing: research shows that recollections of single events – a purse being snatched, say – differ to those about repeated or…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (662+ words) England’s ancient oak trees are dying in the summer’s extreme heat and dry weather, according to the Woodland Trust, with trees and ecosystems unable to adapt fast enough to the changing climate. The heatwaves across much of Europe this summer…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (80+ words) Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biasesSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if…...