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A Humboldt penguin named Spneb just became the world's oldest at 38 years old, celebrating with an ice cake topped with sardines. Despite her advanced age, she still supervises younger penguins at her Cornwall sanctuary like a "feathery neighborhood watch."
A humble English vicar who never married and lived modestly with his mother left a dying gift that secured 34 acres of stunning Cornwall coastline for future generations. His bequest to the National Trust preserved the land he loved to walk, ensuring public access forever.
A community dance competition in Cornwall just raised $160,000 for Cornwall Community Hospital. The 4th annual Dancing with the CCH Stars brought locals together for a night of rhythm and fundraising.
Four pairs of beavers released in Cornwall are already building dams that could protect villages from flooding. The furry engineers disappeared 500 years ago, but they're now reshaping rivers and creating wetlands across southwest England.
Britain just plugged its first geothermal power plant into the national grid, tapping heat from three miles underground to power 10,000 homes 24/7. Unlike solar and wind, this Cornwall facility never stops generating clean electricity.
Britain just fired up its first geothermal power plant, tapping heat from three miles underground to create clean electricity that never stops flowing. The groundbreaking facility in Cornwall will power 10,000 homes while producing lithium for electric car batteries.
The UK just started receiving its first geothermal electricity from a pioneering Cornwall plant that also produces lithium for batteries. A worldwide surge in clean, always-on geothermal energy could soon power 15% of global electricity growth by 2050.
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When Ellie Verrecchia showed up to her first metal detecting dig in Cornwall, she was the only woman there. Three years later, she's helping thousands join a hobby that's quadrupled in membership.
An 18-year-old alpaca in Cornwall found comfort in an unexpected companion after losing his pen mates. Giovanni's caregivers installed mirrors in his enclosure to help ease his loneliness, and two new alpaca friends are on the way.