The Ethicalist

6 days ago | theethicalist.com | Anthea Ayache

Hungry to make stylish food that is also sustainable, talented British chef Russell Impiazzi creates the most delicious dishes using every single part of his ingredients to impart maximum flavour with zero waste. The Gault & Millau Sustainability Champion of the Year 2023 is a well-known and respected figure on Dubai’s culinary scene, recognised not only for his Michelin Star-style food but also for his inspiring dedication to green gastronomy.

1 week ago | theethicalist.com | Nick Ames

The flavour of a gin and tonic may be impacted by the climate change crisis according to new research. Volatile weather patterns, made more likely by climate breakdown, could change the taste of juniper berries, which are the plant that give gin its distinctive taste and could make the range of drink less or more floral, sweet, citrus, woody, earthy or musty than its traditional flavour.

1 week ago | theethicalist.com | Karen Pasquali Jones

Bowling along the dirt track, dust flying with every step, and under a sky so vast and low that I thought I could reach up and touch it, I couldn’t wait to see where I’d be living for the next six months. I’d just arrived in Utende, on the island of Mafia, off the coast of Tanzania where I’d been working as a biology research volunteer for an NGO called Frontier.

1 week ago | theethicalist.com | Nick Ames

A lost world of ancient forest, untouched for more than 34 million years, has been discovered buried beneath two kilometres of ice in a remote region of Antarctica. The astonishing discovery is located in Wilkes Land, a part of East Antarctica and located deep inland, far from the coastline. It was found using satellite data and ice-penetrating radar, and as well as woodland had rivers, lakes and possibly even palm trees, as pollen has been identified nearby.

1 week ago | theethicalist.com | Nick Ames

On World Ocean Day conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation launched ‘The Bottom Line’, a darkly satirical film starring two of the charity’s ambassadors, actors Theo James and Stephen Fry, highlighting the destruction caused by trawling the bottom of the sea. The film, directed by twice-BAFTA nominated director Ben Mallaby, delivers a shocking ending, as a mass of fish bycatch crashes down onto immaculately suave The White Lotus star James and his table mid-meal.