What is an example of biodiversity? What is the responsibility of human beings to preserve biodiversity by protecting endangered species? What can I do to help conserve biodiversity? Describe the three types of biodiversity. What is biodiversity? How does it arise and what factors maintain it in...
The clock that hung above the counter drew me in like the the madeleine cookie that brings forth his ability to capture the subtlest nuances of human emotions and the slightest variations of the mind and the soul A rush of memories flood my mind. Though I’m stepping through the doors of...
Russia lost more than 2.3 million soldiers in the war; the Austro-Hungarians over 1.1 million, only to collapse in 1918—with, as Lloyd writes in the preface, "the disintegration of both empires creating a human catastrophe of almost unimaginable proportions." Note: if you're interested in ...
food intake occurs for other reasons. “As the growing prevalence of global obesity suggests, an increasing proportion of human food consumption appears to be driven by pleasure, not just by the need for calories,” writes Dr. Michael R. Lowe at Drexel University, Philadelphia...
The predators that stalked our ancestors have been marginalised to the brink of extinction, but these animals still fill us with awe, says Nick Pyenson. They play a vital role in life on Earth, and we need to understand them if we are to survive. The Best Henry David Thoreau Books, reco...
Marcus Ulpius Traianus was born in the Roman province of Baetica (the area roughly equivalent toAndalusiain southernSpain). Although his ancestors, whether or not original settlers, were undoubtedly Roman, or at least Italian, they may well have intermarried with natives. While his family was ...
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unless they vigorously exercise and fast at levels that our ancestors did. They are the “canaries in a coal mine” who are first to get hurt by falling away from ideal health patterns, and so they help us all understand what those best patterns are. See my articleThe Apo e4 Gene and...
To walk is to be human. We’re the only primate that gets around by standing up and putting one foot in front of the other. In more than 4 million years humanity’s ancestors have been bipedal.1 But walking is more than just transportation. It also happens to be really good for us....
Could you introduce us to the types of dragons we see in fantasy today? There’s such a broad approach to dragons. In some books, the dragons are quite human. They might be able to transform into a dragon. Some of them are just animals. Some of them can speak, often telepathically....