A recent Australian study suggests, that ?green space? especially trees, enhances mental health. Adults with 30% or more of their neighbourhood covered in some form of tree canopy had 31% lower odds of developing psychological distress. The same amount of tree cover was linked to 33% lower odds of developing fair to poor general health.https://theconversation.com/increasing-tree-cover-may-be-like-a-superfood-for-community-mental-health-119930

A group of scientists has just discovered how modern technology can be used to study sharks out in the open. The researchers wanted to gain an understanding of shark behaviour and their whereabouts in order to reduce the amount and risk of human-shark interactions. Now, Macquarie scientist Julianna Kadar has just found the best method of using tagging technology to do just that. The researchers gathered Port Jackson sharks from the wild and attached a Fitbit like device ? acoustic accelerometers ? on the sharks to monitor their movements. The data collected by this new technology has since confirmed new information about the breed. https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/august-2019/fitbits-throw-light-on-secret-lives-of-sharks

The S1 design moves the middle seat a few inches lower than, and back from, the aisle and window seat. It also widens the seat by about three inches. This allows your arms, shoulders, thighs, and elbows to spread just a bit more than they otherwise could, without giving the seat more legroom or reducing a plane?s seating capacity. It also features a two-level armrest design to eliminate elbow fights. The aisle and window passengers end up using the front ledge of the rest, and the middle passenger uses the rear portion. https://www.fastcompany.com/90377949/airlines-are-finally-fixing-the-middle-seat?

The Freebird Club is a new travel & home-stay club exclusively for the over 50's. Members who opt to become 'hosts' can make their spare rooms available to fellow member 'guests' to come and stay, based on a set nightly rate. Members who wish to travel can search for suitable member hosts in destinations around the world, knowing that they'll receive a warm welcome from a fellow member. www.freebirdclub.com

In Vienna horses drawing carriages around the old inner city have individually designed poop bags attached. They are required by law in cities such as Vienna, NewYork and Dresden.?Apparently one of the reasons cars became popular in the early 1900's was the problem with horse poop, particularly in rapidly growing cities like New York. If this idea had been thought of then cars may not have become so popular so quickly.

Today we went on a day tour of Bratislava from Vienna and were surprised to see this water spray in the main square of the old town with many people going through to get a refreshing spray. We've only seen something similar at beaches.