An international seed bank has reached its target of collecting 10% of the world's wild plants, with seeds of a pink banana among its latest entries. Seeds from the plant, which is under threat from agriculture, join 1.7 billion already stored by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership. This is a remarkable project which is attempting to protect the world from potential future losses of biodiversity!
- Angela Lansbury (right) was born today in 1925 and has been nominated 18 times for Emmy Awards. How many has she won?
- In which American city did the 'Million Man March' take place today in 1995?
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