Trees and forests This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldHydroponics unit can produce saplings six times faster than it takes to grow them naturally outdoors
It is a long way from the romance of a sun-dappled Highland glen. Picture instead a white cube equipped with the computer-controlled automation you would sooner expect to see in an Amazon or Ikea warehouse.
Scotland’s state forestry agency believes this prefabricated structure, erected at an agricultural research centre near Dundee, could play a significant part in its quest to help combat climate heating by greatly expanding the country’s forest cover. Read More...
Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família. Photograph: Rob Whitworth/AlamyAntoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família. Photograph: Rob Whitworth/AlamyAnatomy of an artworkArt and designAntoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família: a landmark of its timeThe Catalan architect dedicated his life to building the church, which remains unfinished 138 years after construction first started
Spiritual high …Religious ecstasy can soar to new heights in Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona. When completed, the basilica will be the tallest church in the world. Read More...
PsychiatryObituaryDora Black obituaryChild and adolescent psychiatrist whose work with bereaved young people resulted in the book When Father Kills MotherDora Black, who has died aged 89 of cancer, was a pioneering child and adolescent psychiatrist who voiced a much-needed refrain, “but what about the children?”, in situations where young people’s emotional needs were not being considered. She became an international expert in helping children where one parent, nearly always the father, had killed the other. Read More...