Balance is important to a healthy diet. The way we eat affects our well-being, so knowing how to choose a healthy combination of foods is the first step towards improving out eating habits and lifestyle. Whether you are slimming or just trying to change your eating habits for the better, the key to a […]
Travelling With Your Cat – Keeping Your Globe-Trotting Kitty Safe and Comfortable
Having travelled with my pets many times, I only recommend doing it whenever it is totally necessary. Cats are creatures of habit and like being in their own familiar surroundings. Some cats like travel more than others, but in general it takes them out of their comfort zone. Here are some ways to make the […]
Overpopulation needs immediate attention
The world’s population right now is exploding. The United Nations predicted that from 5.3 billion people today, the world’s population is expected to swell to 9.2 billion in 2050, assuming that global fertility among women will drop from 2.05 to 2. Worldwide, the population is growing at 75 million people per year. From 2000 to […]
Dog meat, anyone?
The idea alone of eating dog meat scares a lot people, especially those in the West, whose appetite for this animal seems remote considering that they are man’s best friend. The question that would always crop up in their minds is that why should we kill dogs for meat purposes? Some kind of a big […]
Saudi monarch rejects Maliki’s visit
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud had rejected the scheduled visit of Iraq leader to the kingdom after expressing his concern that the Iraqi government is not properly addressing the daily sectarian violence that claimed countless innocent lives in Iraq, reports said today. In a CNN report, it said that the Saudi king […]
World’s Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates
A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable […]