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World Digest Journal
New Study Finds Cordyceps Extract Triggers Death in Lung Cancer Cells
Image Credit: Wikipedia Recently, there has been increasing interest in Cordyceps fungi because of their purported properties in relation to cancer. An article published in April 2026 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Resea…
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The Street Cats Who Stole My Sister's Heart
My sweet sister loves dogs and cats, as you can imagine, she's my sister! My Sister and Muttley I remember when she was little, she loved playing with them, and she would squeeze herself under the bed, giggling with the…
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World Digest Journal

Vitamin K3 Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer in New Study

Human prostate cells grown in a lab. The Decipher test looks at the activity of 22 genes in prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH According to a recent laboratory study conducted in 2026, it has been discovered that menadi…

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World Digest Journal

Have you ever turned to alternative medicine after feeling dismissed or let down by a doctor?

Image Credit: undiagnosed I’ve been curious about the reasons why women choose alternative medicine. Is it just personal liking, or is it sometimes because they were unhappy with what traditional medicine had to offer t…

FungiFriday

Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork Shoulder with Wild Bolete Mushroom Powder

This huge Scots pine in our village has been producing boletes constantly over the last few weeks. Just a little stroll, and there are plenty of beautiful boletes to pick, enough to make a really flavourful meal. Bolete…

World Digest Journal

Oxfam estimates Britain's unworn clothes use enough water to supply one million people for life

Source Oxfam's State of Style 2026 report, released on 1 September 2026, reveals the disparity between the amount of clothing purchased and worn. According to Oxfam's State of Style 2026 report, it is estimated that 32%…

World Digest Journal

EU Approves New Rules for Returning People with No Right to Stay

Image Source On 1 October 2026, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to new rules designed to improve the return of people who have no legal right to stay in the EU. The Return Regulation will repla…

World Digest Journal

Netflix Is Bringing YouTube-Style Content to Its Platform. Is That What Viewers Want?

Image Source Netflix is among the top streaming service providers investing in internet content creators to bridge traditional television and today's YouTube style content. One of the most prominent recent examples is t…

Wild Foraging

Happy Conker Day! A Basket of Conkers & Homemade Laundry Detergent

I always mark Conker Day on October 8th, and it just happens to be my birthday! I love going out for a walk and picking up all these beautiful, shiny nuts. At this time of year, the conkers, also called horse chestnuts,…

Food Preservation

My Little Grape Harvest & Preserving Grape Leaves Through Fermentation for Future Use 🍇

I couldn’t believe that I managed to grow grapes in this country and get them all the way to the ripe stage just before the weather turned cold. And then finally I got to enjoy them with such satisfaction! I had been ad…

World Digest Journal

Europe wants a high-speed rail network connecting its major cities, and it could cost €546 billion

Eurostar train on HS1. Photo: N Chadwick / Geograph, CC BY SA 2.0. Europe is planning to set up a high speed railway network connecting its major cities. The European Commission intends to improve connectivity and journ…

HiveGarden

My First Ever Potatoes Grown in Bags And I Made the Best Roasties! 🥔✨

Decided today to harvest my potatoes. The weather is getting colder, and there’s more chance of them rotting in the wet soil. So I have two bags here. As you can see, the leaves are starting to turn yellow, which appare…

World Digest Journal

“Over the Rainbow” Was Almost Cut From The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Image Source It seems strange to think of The Wizard of Oz without the song “Over the Rainbow,” which was removed during editing but later added back into the film. This song was a creation of (music) Harold Arlen and (…

World Digest Journal

Organic Chocolate Had Higher Levels of Lead and Cadmium in the study, So What Are We Actually Paying For?

Image Credit: Scripps Organic chocolate is often regarded as a more responsible product because it is supposedly better for people, better for farmers and better for the environment. So it's no surprise that I tend to c…

World Digest Journal

Existing-home months of supply hits 4.9 in August: highest in over 10 years, near 2015 levels

Source: National Association of REALTORS®. Months of existing home supply, August readings, 2015 2026. The inventory of homes for sale in the United States has moved back toward levels last seen around the middle of the…

HiveGarden

From Mt. Isarog to My English Garden: Growing a Wild Heirloom Philippine Chilli 🌶️

I can’t believe I’m harvesting this wild heirloom Philippine chilli from my garden here in England! Locals called it "Rimorimo" or siling labuyo (Capsicum frutescens). A couple of years ago, we went on a little hike up…

Wild Foraging

The Friendliest Cows Ever

Just out foraging, but ended up having a lovely time with these cows instead! 🐄 Why?... Because this one didn't want me to pass by! My leaves, herbs and berries were on the other side. So, I spent some time mingling wi…

World Digest Journal

The ‘Serial Sperm Donor’ Who May Have Fathered Hundreds of Children Around the World

Image Credit: Forbes Jonathan Jacob Meijer, a sperm donor from the Netherlands, became an international sensation due to the fact that he has provided sperm to numerous women across the globe. The documentary series The…

World Digest Journal

Are Women Actually Being Sufficiently Informed Before Medical Procedures?

Image Credit: Pexels Recently, after a family member experienced a delayed diagnosis and wasn't given enough information about their treatment, which had some really difficult consequences, I've been thinking about info…

#nature

An Unplanned Woodland Shelter for Our Wild Friends

I hadn’t planned to post today, but my walk to the woodland turned into something productive and rather lovely, not for me, but for our wild, furry friends. .png) When I arrived, I noticed that my little shelter for the…

World Digest Journal

Europe needs €584 billion for its electricity grids

Image Source: Reuters According to the estimate of European Commission, around €584 billion is needed to invest in electricity grids in Europe in the current decade. That is a huge amount of money, however, there is an…

World Digest Journal

Nearly 73% of All U.S. TV Viewing Remains Ad-Supported and Streaming Is Taking Over the Share

Referring to Nielsen’s latest Ad Supported Gauge, it is clear how powerful the effect of advertising is in American TV. In Q1 of 2026, nearly 73% of all U.S. TV viewing was ad supported, meaning that just about one four…

Wild Foraging

What a lovely afternoon picking some elderberries!

Around this time of year, there seems to be an abundance of berries everywhere, yet so often people just walk past them and leave them unnoticed. These little berries will be turned into some beautiful homemade wine tha…

FungiFriday

The Dryad’s Saddle I’d Always Wanted to Find!

I found a Dryad’s Saddle on my run the other day, the mushroom I had always wanted to find! 🍄 Apparently, they’re quite common, but somehow I had never come across one before. So when I spotted this large specimen grow…

World Digest Journal

Meet Amou Haji, the World's Dirtiest Man, He Went Over 60 Years Without Taking a Bath - Then Died Months After His First Wash

A man from Iran named Amou Haji became renowned as the “world’s dirtiest man,” reportedly having not washed himself in over 60 years. Haji secluded himself in the Fars region of Iran and lived a life isolated from socie…

World Digest Journal

4 in 5 Flats Are Still Unsold After Six Months. How Much Are They Really Worth?

Source: Zoopla analysis, via The Guardian. Calculations and chart by author. According to analysis reported by The Guardian , statistics collected by Zoopla show that four in five leasehold flats for sale in England hav…

Caturday

Morning Exercise & a Little Adventure with Coco 🐈🌿

I have recently been strict with my morning health routine, as I had been too relaxed for a little while and had fallen into a bad routine of sitting and computing too much. I can feel that it isn't good for my health i…

FungiFriday

Old English Bread on a Stick with Creamy Mushroom Filling 🍄🔥

This idea came to me after chatting with my old neighbour, who was telling me enthusiastically about the old days when they used to cook bread over a fire on a stick. He was so detailed and enthusiastic about it that I…

World Digest Journal

April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin Becomes the First Human to Orbit Earth

Yuri Gagarin, pilot of the Vostok 1, is on the bus on the way to the launch. Image Credit: © РИА Новости On the 12th of April 1961, an audacious 27 year old Soviet aviator Yuri Gagarin sat inside the capsule Vostok 1 an…

World Digest Journal

Dark Chocolate Is More Than Just an Antioxidant: Cocoa Flavanols Modestly Improve Blood Pressure and Endothelial Function in Clinical Trials

Image Credit: Heart UK We have always praised dark chocolate for its antioxidant effects, but the new research reveals that it works for more than that. There are compounds in cocoa called flavan 3 ols, including epicat…

HiveGarden

Growing Salad and Picking Berries from My Little Garden

I’ve never really been keen on growing my own salad. I usually pick a few wild ones and top them up with some from the shop. But this year I decided to give growing my own a go. As slugs and snails are very keen on sala…

World Digest Journal

Builders Are Cutting Prices. How Long Can Homeowners Keep Pretending Their Houses Are Worth More?

Source: NAHB The main argument against the U.S. housing correction had always been the lack of enough housing. That notion, however, is changing. Supply is starting to come into the market again as builders lower their…

StemSocial

YouTube Now Accounts for 13.8% of All U.S. TV Viewing, More Than Netflix

Source: Nielsen, May 2026 Media Distributor Gauge. For the last few years, the competition in streaming services has been between Netflix, Disney+, Max and Paramount+. But recent Nielsen stats show that there is a bigge…

FungiFriday

Hearty and Spicy Mushroom Croissant

One pastry that has always impressed me is the croissant. A few times, I’ve read baking books and planned to try making it, but I never quite found the courage because it looks challenging and very time consuming. Recen…

StemSocial

How Much AI Do We Really Need? Data centres are devouring energy, water and land (protest)

Protesters march through San Francisco outside OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind offices, July 2026. Photo: missionlocal/Thomas Hunter II We all know that AI is rapidly becoming one of the biggest technology competi…

HiveGarden

A New Home for My Cobweb Hens and Chicks: Giving a Broken Pot a New Purpose

A few weeks ago, I bought a Cobweb Hens and Chicks plant. It's been sitting on my windowsill and has been doing quite well, but it was definitely in need of a little TLC. Since it's a very hardy outdoor plant, I decided…

StemSocial

Resilience Is More Than Mental: It Is Also Biological

Understanding the brain body connection allows individuals to respond to stress and also modify the way their brain acts in the process, enhancing their health both physically and mentally. Image credit: Helen Brenner R…

StemSocial

Insects as Food: Could Mealworms Be Part of a Sustainable Future Diet?

Image Credit: katerinavulcova/Pixabay With an increase in the world population, scientists are on the lookout for sustainable sources of food. One such source is consuming insects such as crickets, locusts, and mealworm…

StemSocial

EU Birth Rates Have Declined for Two Decades: What Does This Mean for Economic Growth?

Data source: Eurostat – Custom data view (2002 2025) Indicator: Crude birth rate (births per 1,000 inhabitants) Data extracted: 19 July 2026 Visual data made by the author Country 2002 Birth Rate 2025 Birth Rate Total C…

Wild Foraging

Classic Redcurrant Tart with Foraged Berries

It's that time of the year again for redcurrants, and there are so many of them around. These are one of the berries I look forward to eating because they have never been sold in shops. I do wonder why, as they have suc…