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How King Charles III’s coronation robes — and other historical garments — are conserved

How King Charles III’s coronation robes — and other historical garments — are conserved: Ahead of King Charles III’s coronation on May 6 2023, textile conservators based at Historic Royal Palaces are hard at work. For the occasion, the sovereign is set to don historic ceremonial robes, heavy with history and symbolism. The first piece …

Deep sea reefs are spectacular and barely-explored – they must be conserved

Deep sea reefs are spectacular and barely-explored – they must be conserved: Nekton, Author provided Sunlit coral reefs are perhaps the most famous marine habitat and many people will have snorkelled over or dived down to one at some point. Home to a quarter of all known ocean life, these “rainforests of the ocean” have …