An extraordinary 2,400-year-old female warrior was buried in the ‘riding position’ as she journeyed to the afterlife. The burial site was discovered at the Devitsa V ancient necropolis in Russia’s Voronezh region. The horsewoman, aged between 20 and 35, had her tendons cut after death to allow her legs to be apart as if on a…
Firms that prove plastic-free is good for profits AND the planet
Naked cucumbers save equivalent of 30,000 plastic bottles a year One of the greatest struggles in the quest to reduce your plastic footprint is avoiding the swathes of flimsy film used to preserve supermarket fruit and vegetables. Home delivery company Riverford promises the 50,000 boxes of fruit and veg it delivers across the country each…