A woman was shocked to see the face of Jesus staring back at her from a Brussels sprout while she was preparing vegetables – and decided to spare it from the pan. Shaunagh Roberts, 34, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was about to slice the bottom off the leafy veg and, ironically, score a cross in … Read more
British farmers have enjoyed a bumper Brussels sprout harvest this year after the UK’s sweltering summer, with giant specimens double the size of normal crops. In the lead up to Christmas the demand for the popular festive vegetable rockets, often leaving many yuletide dinner makers disappointed. But thanks to the scorching summer sprouts are in … Read more
Sprout-standing! One of Britain’s oldest Brussels sprout farms is blessed with a bumper crop this Christmas after a scorching summer sent yields soaring by 20% compared to last year A quarter of a million of the sprouts will be hand-picked at Essington Farm Staff at the Staffordshire farm will work all daylight hours during Christmas week Richard … Read more
The coronavirus zombifies human cells and causes them to sprout tentacles in order to spread around the body, scientists have discovered. A study led by the University of California saw researchers take microscopic images of this process, which they have described as ‘so sinister’. Images show infected cells growing tentacle-like spikes, known as filopodia, which … Read more
A shortage of test kits for coronavirus has triggered fury and frustration among Americans as the infection has spread with alarming speed through the US. Now, new tests and types of tests are being produced and quickly rushed into use by local public health labs, universities, and private companies in the wake of the Trump … Read more