Diet trends at global and national level are changing and out of the multitude of emerging new trends, here are two of the most popular and their underlying principles. One important thing that we have to understand is that when we say "diet trends" in this context, we're not talking about a specific type of die... |
16 May 2008
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If you're tired of always putting on makeup in the same slightly tame shades of pastel, what you need is a little exotic adventure into an oriental world of rich colors and bold experiments. Enter celebrity makeup artist and beauty expert Shalini Vadhera, creator of the Global Goddess makeup and skincare range t... |
12 May 2008
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Over 50 tropical and subtropical areas (20, only in Africa) are infested today by the beautiful water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes), originating in the Amazon basin. The conquered areas go from Africa (except Sahara and Namib deserts and southern tip of South Africa) to India, Indochina, eastern China, Japonia, New ... |
11 March 2008
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In some countries, people drool when thinking about snails, while in other people`s case the only reaction is…yuck! And what was meant to be a big business has actually become a major nuisance for Brazil: the giant African snail (Achatina achatina). The invader measures up to 8 inches (about 20 centimeters, 5 times m... |
22 October 2007
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When in the 50's the British first released American ruddy ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis) onto their ponds in southeast England, they did not suspect the ecological disaster they would bring. At the same time, the Spanish biologists were intending to protect the last individuals of the ruddy's European relative... |
19 September 2007
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At a first glance, the association of the words "metal" and "rubber" seems to be at least illogical, if not absurd. The material properties of natural rubber that make it an elastomer and a thermoplastic are exactly the ones engineers try to avoid by using metal.But metal has one problem, that makes scientists turn... |
23 July 2007
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Anyons are exotic particles that exist in two-dimensional quantum liquids. A quantum liquid (fluid) is a state of matter where, under very high pressures and low temperatures, electrons condense, thus theoretically allowing electrical current to flow forever with a complete absence of voltage.They remain liquid at a... |
7 May 2007
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A huge cane toad (Bufo marinus) the size of a small dog and nicknamed Toadzilla has been captured in northern Australia by the environmentalist group Frogwatch on Tuesday. With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds (0,9 kg), the toad is the largest specimen ever captured in Australia's North... |
27 March 2007
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