Dutch engineers have spied an opportunity with climate change, says Shira Rubin in BBC Future: floating houses. Whole floating communities have sprung up in the past decade, “proof of concept” for an idea that can be replicated “on any shoreline”. Unlike houseboats, which can easily come unmoored, floating homes are built around vertical steel poles, allowing them to bob on top of any passing waves.

The UK’s grey squirrel population is out of control, says Patrick Greenfield in Mother Jones. Currently, there are an estimated 2.7 million of the invasive rodents knocking about in Britain. But thankfully, chefs think they have the solution: “eat them”. I’ve had grey squirrel on my menu since 2008, says the Scottish cook Paul Wedgwood. First, because it’s great for the environment, and second, because it tastes good. “It’s mellow, nutty and a bit gamey. It’s just a really nice flavour.”

Yoga is typically “associated with peace”, says Claudia Williams in Modi’s Warrior Pose. But for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi it’s a “weapon” to advance his aggressive form of Hindu nationalism. Modi’s rise to power in 2014 was in no small part thanks to Baba Ramdev, a billionaire “celebrity guru” and fellow Hindu nationalist, who used mass yoga festivals to drum up political support. Soon after his landslide victory, Modi appointed a minister for yoga and convinced the UN to launch an international yoga day. It was “a smart piece of soft power” that cemented India’s place at the heart of the multibillion-dollar global yoga industry.

When I had lunch with Novak Djokovic at his organic restaurant in Monaco, just after he won the 2016 French Open, says Matthew Syed in The Times, “four bottles of liquid were placed in front of me: red, yellow, green and orange”. The tennis ace told me he liked the green juices best, because they were “very rich in minerals, vitamins and enzymes. They improve your energy and digestion and have a good impact on your organs. They are also rich in iron.” As well as an obsessive interest in what he eats, Djokovic is a master of self-discipline. After defeating Nadal in a gruelling six-hour battle to win the 2012 Australian Open, the Serb craved chocolate, “which he hadn’t tasted in two years”. After dispatching his coach to buy a bar, Djokovic “broke off a tiny corner and let it melt on his tongue”, then tossed the rest. “That is what it has taken to get to No 1,” he said.