John Kerry: relying on technology to remove carbon dioxide is ‘dangerous’

Exclusive: US climate envoy says existing measures, such as shift to renewable energy, must be deployed faster to stop global warming Relying on technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is “dangerous” and a cause for “alarm”, John Kerry has warned. The US special presidential envoy for climate said in an interview that new … Read more

If there’s one thing Italians won’t stomach, it’s dishing the dirt on their cuisine | Tobias Jones

Wisconsin parmesan and an academic’s claims over culinary purity have caused an outcry in the country Food in Italy is an emotive, even metaphysical, subject. It’s through food (and wine) that Italians understand who they are and where they are from. Food is the central sacrament of family and of companionship, its simplicity providing an … Read more

Ophelia resurfaces: pre-Raphaelite muse is recognised as a skilled artist

Elizabeth Siddal, immortalised in the painting by John Everett Millais, is finally being judged for her art at a new Tate exhibition She is immortalised as the drowning Ophelia in John Everett Millais’s celebrated 1850s painting and as the auburn-haired model for several pre-Raphaelite artists in the mid-19th century. After dying prematurely aged 32, Elizabeth … Read more