Underwater power cables cause crabs to sit still and their cells change

Brown crab

The Times reports today (Oct 11, 2021) that undersea electricity cables cause brown crab to sit still. It seems that the electromagnetic field around the cables, which is about 5% of the power of a fridge door magnet, mesmerises them, and because they sit still, …

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Monty Don is slammed for advising that people should not buy peat-based products

Monty and Nellie in the jewel garden

NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): People in the business of making money from plants and gardening have acted unreasonably and in my honest opinion stupidly in criticising Monty Don, the well-known television gardening guru, for advising people not to buy peat in a potting compost or …

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