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The world’s oldest bird has had a chick – at 74 years old. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, or mōlī in Hawaiian, was seen with the chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge near Honolulu, Hawaii, this month. Like others of her species, Wisdom returns to the same nesting site each year to reunite with her mate and if able, lay one egg – the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago. For decades Wisdom did this with the same partner, Akeakamai, but that bird has not been seen for several years, which caused Wisdom to begin courtship dances with other males…

Environment-conscious people can now be buried in the world’s first ‘living coffin’ – made from mushrooms. The coffins are grown out of pliable mycelium—a mat of fibers and upcycled hemp plants—rather than traditional wood. The mycelium, which grows like thread, aids decomposition by breaking down biological matter more quickly —biodegrading within just 45 days. Mycelium is the root structure of mushrooms. Made by Dutch company Loop Biotech, the coffins can be grown in just a week and “feed the earth with your very own nutrients.” Funeral director Poetic Endings in Forest Hill, southeast London, was the first in the UK…

SWMRcoffin – by Faye Mayern and Isobel Williams Eco-lovers in the UK can now be buried in the world’s first ‘living coffin’ – which decomposes faster and is made out of mushrooms. The coffins are grown out of pliable mycelium – a mat of fibres and upcycled hemp plants – rather than traditional wood. The mycelium, which grows like thread, aids decomposition by breaking down biological matter – biograding within just 45 days. Mycelium is the root structure of mushrooms. Made by Dutch company Loop Biotech, the coffins can be grown in just a week and “feed the earth with…