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Guerrilla tree sculptor takes over U.K. town

The wooded area around the U.K. town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire has fallen pray to some amazing guerrilla art as of late. For weeks, residents were stumped as to who carved these amazing pieces of work into nearby trees.

Gnome hard feelings: Wee humanoids finally allowed at Chelsea Flower Show

After decades of getting the cold shoulder from the Royal Horticultural Society, garden gnomes will at long last be recognized — and acknowledged by the queen — at the world’s most esteemed garden show.

Dogs in England must be microchipped by 2016

The Environment Department hopes the new law will help reunite owners with pets, relieve the burden on animal charities and promote responsible dog ownership.

Is the UK home to the world’s most sustainable house?
The house sports micro wind turbines for power, an air-to-water heat pump and a greenhouse that uses LEDs among other green architecture ideas.

Cows’ happiness is target of UK study
Scientists are studying how dairy cows interact with each other, in the hope of finding ways of making them happier and more productive.

Ricky Gervais slams university’s tests on kittens
The actor and animal rights activist calls the sensory deprivation experiments ‘appalling.’

J.K. Rowling planning massive backyard treehouse that resembles Hogwarts
The 2-story structures feature secret passages, slides and trap doors and will cost more than $230,000.

Brits sing the praises of cheddar cheese
More than 150 teams have entered the British Cheese Board’s competition to create a national anthem for cheddar.

From food scraps to electricity
Supermarkets in Britain are converting food scraps into usable electricity.

Photo of the day: A young child explores the newly opened Sense of Memory Garden on May 31 at the Eden Project — a popular attraction in Cornwall, England, that features stunning artificial bubble biomes that comprise the world’s largest greenhouse.

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