Andy Murray opts for WOOL tennis gear for Wimbledon to absorb extra moisture

Andy Murray has opted to mark his first appearance at Wimbledon in four years by wearing a new kit – par of which is made from wool. The British tennis star, 34, who has not played at the prestigious tournament since 2017, will wear a merino wool jersey. Stars have not routinely worn wool since … Read more

As cool as cucumbers: Give them enough heat and moisture and they’ll reward you, says Monty Don

This has been a good year for cucumbers and gherkins (essentially a warty-skinned, small cucumber ideally suited to pickling) – but then most years are for me. I claim no expertise or special skill because cucumbers are reliably easy to grow as long as you give them the conditions they love, and that almost invariably … Read more

Munch’s The Scream fading due to moisture, analysis shows

Moisture in the air is triggering the degradation of the 20th century masterpiece The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, scientists say. An international team used the world’s biggest X-ray to analyse paint micro-flakes from The Scream, which is kept in the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Cadmium sulphide, used as a pigment in the … Read more

Moisture is causing colours of The Scream to fade, study claims

Moisture in the air is triggering the degradation of the 20th century masterpiece The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, scientists say. An international team used the world’s biggest X-ray to analyse paint micro-flakes from The Scream, which is kept in the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Cadmium sulphide, used as a pigment in the … Read more