Intro: While the 2011 earthquake and the worries about Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still do not realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010...
New multicellular species live without oxygen. Dr. Roberto Danovaro of Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy discovered three species of creatures similiar to shelled jellyfish. The newly discovered species have been named Loriciferans or lorica. The Lorica were found 2.2 miles under...
Capers are a key ingredient in Mediterranean and French food. They have been part of Mediterranean cuisine and culture for hundreds of generations. There was even a time when these were used as a kind of currency. Capers are small buds which are harvested from caper bushes before they are ripe,...
A cruise ship catastrophe claimed 2 lives in the Mediterranean sea Wednesday. A series of "freak waves" reportedly struck the Louis Cruise Lines ship measuring 680 feet (207 meters), housing 10 passenger decks, 732 staterooms, and many bars, pools, restaurants and shops. The waves wreaked havoc...
Horny goat weed is a leafy plant that can be found in Asia and in the Mediterranean. This plant has been traditionally used in Chinese medicine, and is fast gaining popularity in other parts of the world as well. Other names for horny goat weed are epimedium and yin yan huo. Horny goat weed is...
A very old breed with records from Egyptian tombs dating 6,000 years old, the Italian Greyhound is also depicted on Mediterranean art from 2,000 years ago and was a favourite among noblemen during the Renaissance era. The Italian Greyhound is the smallest of the sight hound breeds, standing at a...
Pirates! They weren’t all Johnny Depp-swaying, dainty and witty denizens of the sea. Here’s a list of the fifteen bloodiest, unluckiest or simply most fashionably dressed.
Beets (“beta vulgaris” or common beet in Latin) are a kind of plant that were endemic to the Mediterranean but now flourish in several parts of the globe. They are quite easy to cultivate since they adapt well to different environments, except those that have extreme hot or cold temperatures....
Diabetes is a condition which affects a huge number of people all over the world today. Technically called diabetes mellitus, it actually covers a range of conditions of varying natures. In general, however, diabetes involves issues with the regulation of insulin, which results in fluctuating...
Gunilla Von Post was a 21 year old Swedish woman, fifteen years younger than John F. Kennedy when the President met and the pair fell in love. JFK's supposed philandering with Von Post and others was much speculated and mainly kept under wraps.In a tell all published in 1997, Von Post penned the...
