A new study on the production of birch tar and its antibiotic properties offers new insights into its use during the Neanderthal era / publication in ‘PLOS ONE’ In a new study conducted by the ...

Neanderthals may have used tar made from tree bark as an antiseptic to treat wounds. Modern-day experiments with birch tar show that it has antibiotic properties, regardless of how it is made, hinting ...

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A Toby Carvery in north London felled an ancient tree next to the restaurant, but experts have now found there was nothing wrong with it. The restaurant in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, has come under ...

The future of one of Nottinghamshire's most famous trees is looking uncertain after the property where it survives was put onto the open market. The original Bramley apple tree lives in the garden of ...

09:26, Tue, Feb 10, 2026 Updated: 16:31, Tue, Feb 10, 2026 A tree planted to commemorate Winston Churchill's death has been chopped down despite a campaign to save it. The oak was planted in 1967 in ...

‘You come off as somebody with a major attitude problem. But then you realise that the anger and frustration isn’t really going to help you’ (Getty) Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star ...

The government says it wants to fix fostering. Again. This week's pledge - £88m, a national recruitment drive, and promises to "modernise" the system - sounds familiar because it is. For more than a ...

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An ash tree on a busy Glasgow street which won the UK tree of the year in 2025 is competing do the same in a pan-European competition. The Argyle Street Ash won the Woodland Trust competition last ...

14:33, Sun, Jan 25, 2026 Updated: 14:36, Sun, Jan 25, 2026 Enfield Council has launched legal proceedings against Mitchells & Butlers PLC over the partial felling of the Whitewebbs Oak at Whitewebbs ...