Pizza around the world

Wednesday, 22 May 2013   Food and drink   By Nick Heady
Pizza around the world

Pizza was invented in Italy, popularised in America, and Norwegians now eat more of it than anyone else. Since its origins in Naples, the food has become a global favourite with each region coming up with toppings to suit their particular taste. The standard pizza, for those who don’t know, is round and flat with cheese and tomato baked on top of a bread base (at least, the base is usually bread – vegetarians should avoid Googling “porco pizza”).

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Baobabs: The world’s fattest trees

Friday, 17 May 2013   Science and nature   By Nick Heady
Baobabs: The world's fattest trees

Can a tree really be described as fat? I’m not sure. Big boned, perhaps, if we’re talking about the trunk and branches. Anyway, it’s not uncommon for trees to get a bit chunky around the middle but baobabs may be the fattest of all. These amazing trees are fire resistant, grow a super-fruit and can store up to 120,000 litres of water. They also look really, really silly.

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Tree of Life: The tree that grows in the middle of a desert

Thursday, 16 May 2013   Science and nature   By Dom Stapleton
Tree of Life: The tree that grows in the middle of a desert

Most people don’t cope with a lack of drink very well. I know I certainly don’t; I need to have a ready supply of ice-cold carbonated drinks on standby throughout the day. But this Prosopis cineraria tree from Bahrain manages to cope very well indeed considering it’s in the middle of a very dry desert.

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The Dancing Forest of Kaliningrad

Thursday, 16 May 2013   Science and nature   By Lizzie Brooks
The Dancing Forest of Kaliningrad

The Dancing Forest (or the Drunk Forest, as it is sometimes known) is located in Curonian Spit National Park in Kaliningrad, Russia. Made up of pine trees, the forest is unusual due to the twisted shape of the trees. Many have grown into knots, loops, circles and spirals along the ground.

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The California tree awards: Biggest, oldest and tallest

Tuesday, 14 May 2013   Science and nature   By Nick Heady
The California tree awards: Biggest, oldest and tallest

Trees are pretty useful. Animals live in them, they provide food and shelter, they’re nice to look at and (perhaps most importantly) without them we’d all be completely dead. The trees were here before us and they’ll still be here when we’ve gone, so we might as well try to enjoy them. Take a moment to think about all the wonderful things trees do for us – maybe a moment next time you’re miserably raking leaves from your lawn.

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