34 m. ago ‘Chipmunks were obsessed with my mics’: the man who recorded a tree for a year

Joshua Bonnetta spent 8,760 hours recording a pine – then honed it down into a four-hour album full of creatures, cracking branches and quite possibly the sound of leaves growingWhat does a landscape sound like when it’s not being listened to? This philosophical question was a catalyst for film-maker and artist Joshua Bonnetta, who has distilled a year of recordings from a single tree in upstate New York – that’s 8,760 hours – into a four-hour album, The Pines. As Robert Macfarlane writes in his accompanying essay, The Pines is a reminder of the natural world’s “sheer, miraculous busyness”, its “froth of signals and noise”. It is rich with poetic meaning, and resonant amid the climate emergency.“It started as a personal thing,” Bonnetta explains from his studio in Munich, where he relocated from the US in 2022. For over 20 years he has made sonic records of places as private mementos, but recent experiments with long-form field recording led him to push himself “to document this pla...

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51 m. ago What darts can teach Brits about regaining control in life as 'half' feel overwhelmed

A new study has found that more than half of Brits feel certain aspects of their lives, such as family, work, or finances, are 'out of control' - but here are some tips to help you feel more in control

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81 m. ago Crossbow attacker who tried to massacre students in Christchurch

Owen Oz Lawrence posted the chilling pictures of a crossbow, two rifles and a handgun just minutes before the attack.

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1 hour ago Study aims to find out if slush drinks can prevent heatstroke in older people

The trial will include groups of people aged 16 to 30 and over the age of 65.

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2 h. ago What your emoji use says about you as study reveals psychological traits

The use of emojis has become a universal language for everyone, but the use of the digital hieroglyphics could reveal more deeper indications of your personality

Science

2 h. ago The common food type killing ‘thousands’ every year, according to major new study

Experts say there is a link between people eating UPFs and a greater risk of early death

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2 h. ago Study to explore if slush drinks can prevent heatstroke in older people

The trial will include groups of people aged 16 to 30 and over the age of 65.

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3 h. ago Student, 21, died after going for a swim off Brighton Beach at 3am following night out with friend

Betty Griffiths had been out on the town with a friend on April 15 on the East Sussex coast when she left a club and entered the water.

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3 h. ago Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government

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3 h. ago Coleen Rooney 'entirely successful' in Wagatha appeal in fresh blow for Rebekah Vardy

Rebekah Vardy unsuccessfully sued Coleen Rooney in 2022, with the two still in dispute over how much Mrs Vardy should pay in legal costs.

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3 h. ago Is Wrexham FC the key to Blake Lively's rehabilitation? Actress shown 'warmth and embrace' by football fans amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit

For months, Blake has been the focus point of much scrutiny and criticism after she sued her It Ends With Us co-star Justin for sexual harassment and retaliation.

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4 h. ago Dealer’s Choice at the Donmar: savagely comic study of male compulsion

Alfie Allen and Brendan Coyle star in this banter-filled play about a high stakes card game

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5 h. ago Married teacher's sick 'memoir' to teen in full as she says 'you cheated on me'

Court documents have revealed a sick and twisted 'memoir' written by a teacher who is accused of sexual abuse of a teenage student where she accuses him of gaslighting and 'cheating' on her

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5 h. ago Ed Balls leaves Good Morning Britain studio after interview with wife Yvette Cooper

Ed Balls was presenting ITV's Good Morning Britain this morning alongside Susanna Reid, however he was no where to be seen as his wife Yvette Cooper joined the show

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6 h. ago Dealer’s Choice at the Donmar review: savagely comic study of blokes playing poker

Alfie Allen and Brendan Coyle star in this banter-filled play about a high stakes card game

Economics

6 h. ago Dewars Gym proving more popular than when facilities were at Bell's Sports Centre

The gym and fitness studios have been used 98,725 times since opening at Perth's Dewars Centre in September 2024

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6 h. ago Trump 100 days: Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidency

The president has begun his second term at a whirlwind pace, slashing the government, upending international alliances, challenging the rule of law and ordering mass deportationsLaw-abiding migrants sent to foreign prisons. Sweeping tariffs disrupting global markets. Students detained for protest. Violent insurrectionists pardoned. Tens of thousands of federal workers fired. The supreme court ignored.The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have shocked the United States and the world. On the eve of his inauguration, Trump promised the “most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history”, and what followed has been a whirlwind pace of extreme policies and actions that have reshaped the federal government and the US’s role in the world. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Revealed: Popular alcoholic drink could REDUCE your risk of a sudden cardiac arrest

Nicholas Grubic, of the University of Toronto, said the study casts doubt on the long-held belief that red wine is better for you than white (pictured, file photo).

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7 h. ago Student rescued from Mount Fuji returns to find lost phone — gets rescued again

Chinese national was first rescued by helicopter while on the Fujinomiya trail

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8 h. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton return to Isle of Mull on their wedding anniversary

Today, the couple arrive on the Isle of Mull again on their 14th wedding anniversary for a two day official visit. But, it can be disclosed, it is not their first.

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