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After Storm Ingrid damaged the Torcross seafront in Devon, a long crack opened along the front as waves crashed over homes. Residents say it's worrying, and the Environment Agency is investigating the sea defences to decide if further work is needed, with ongoing community updates promised.
After losing his job, Christian Jones from Devon developed a free dog walking app to help dog owners find and record walks, relying on community contributions; it has gained over 250 users and offers social benefits, though some are cautious about technology's role.
A missing lifeboat from a cargo ship washed ashore on Sidmouth Beach in Devon, prompting rescue and recovery efforts by HM Coastguard and local lifeboat teams, who secured the vessel above the tide line to prevent damage.
Two 5-year-old European brown bears, Mish and Lucy, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Devon, England, and devoured a week's worth of honey in an hour before returning to their enclosure, with the incident likely caused by an operational error. The bears were rescued as cubs from Albania and are now part of conservation efforts.
Scientists have discovered remnants of the Earth's oldest fossil forest in Somerset, U.K., dating back 390 million years. The fossils, identified as cladoxylopsids, provide new insights into the evolution of trees and their ecological impact. These pioneering trees, known as Calamophyton, were shorter and had hollow trunks with woody supporting strands, shedding vegetation litter as they grew. The discovery sheds light on the transformative role of early forests in shaping Earth's development and the interaction between water and land.
A plumber in Devon, England, made a surprising discovery of over 20 pig bones underneath a home's bathroom floor while working on a routine fix. Initially mistaking the bones for human remains, the plumber later identified them as pig bones and returned them to the soil, as the homeowners believed they were buried there to ward off bad spirits. The property's history as a former pig farm and slaughterhouse shed light on the unexpected find.
A bright meteor was captured on camera over Devon, with the UK Fireball Alliance describing it as "quite spectacular." The meteor was seen on Wednesday evening and landed in the sea off the coast of Cornwall, but no meteorites were recoverable as the trajectory showed it to have both occurred and terminated over the ocean. The alliance explained that a fireball and a meteor are the same thing, with "fireball" being a visual term, and clarified the terms meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite.