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A Javanese dish to banish the plague

According to legend, when the plague came to the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java...

The Italian village that celebrates ugliness

Tucked in a valley between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea in central Italy, Piobbico is...

Why Switzerland never takes sides

Article continues belowI was sitting in a grotto in southern Switzerland, savouring a regional versi...

Don't Waste Your Emotions on Plants, They Have No Feelings, Grumpy Scientists Say

A tree falls in the woods; but whether or not anyone hears it, the tree has no regrets. Nor does it exper...

Best Educational Toys & Games for Infants and Toddlers

Fine Motor Skill-Building HedgehogHelp your toddler exercise his or her fine motor skills with Spike...

Japan’s secret udon mecca

I took the 05:27 train from Okayama one cool morning, though by the time I got off at Kaminocho Station...

'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' star Maurice 'Mo' Fayne sentenced to 17 years for pandemic fraud scheme

A star of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after...

Public Opinion, Democracy, and the Economy: Case Studies from the Southern Cone

AbstractUtilizing 2009 data from the Latinobarómetro public opinion survey and bivariate statistical...

What could drive humans to extinction?

The scene opens on a sparse, gray landscape, a gnarled tree in the foreground, bits of ash slowly driftin...

Distracted Kindergartners May Earn Less As Adults

If you're wondering why your salary is so low, it bears asking: Were you inattentive as a kindergartner?A...

Digging Deep Digging Deep

Select Text Level: 3 rd Grade 4 th Grade 5 th Grade 6 th Grade 12 th GradeIn the spring of 2004, t...

The restaurateur who overcame Canada's Sixties Scoop

It was all about erasing our identities, our origins"I was born Nuxalk, but I was brought up white,"...

The Economic Argument for Expanding GMO Regulation in America

AbstractThe necessity to grow crops faster and more efficiently has long been a goal for the agriculture...

The day Swedes forget individualism

(Credit: Benoit Derrier)Each year on 30 April, the festival of Valborg (Walpurgis Eve) celebrates th...

Did the Dutch 'steal' this African food?

In the early 1980s, images of starving children in drought-stricken landscapes were beamed into lounge...

Zac Brown Band cancels shows on 'The Comeback Tour' after lead singer tests positive for Covid

The Zac Brown Band's comeback hit a bit of a delay when the country-rock group's lead singer announced...

The Icelandic bread that’s baked in the ground

Article continues below(Credit: Quinn Hargitai)Traversing Iceland’s terrain provides a glimpse into...

Chinese Scientist Who Claimed to Edit Babies' Genes May Be Under House Arrest

A Chinese researcher who ignited controversy in 2018 after claiming to have created the first geneticall...

How China saved more than 20,000 Jews during WW2

It is a symbol that looks entirely out of place. In central Shanghai, near the city's nest of gleaming...

Tina Turner sells music catalog spanning 60 years to BMG

Rock 'n' roll icon Tina Turner has sold rights to her music catalog that spans six decades, including...