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The Story of Silk Silk is a fine, smooth material produced from the cocoons – soft protective shells – that […]

Raising the Mary Rose On 19 July 1545, English and French fleets were engaged in a sea battle off the

Crop-Growing Skyscrapers By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the Earth’s population will live in urban centres. Applying the most

Research using twins To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of

Tea Times A The chances are that you have already drunk a cup or glass of tea today. Perhaps, you are

Reflecting on the Mirror In all likelihood the first mirrors would have simply been pools of water that reflected the

How To Handle The Sun The medical world appears to be divided on the effects of the sun upon the

Running Dry A Government water commission maps in Mexico show 96 overexploited aquifers. Seawater has polluted 17 others because of too

The Grapes of Winter A Icewine, or Eiswein as the Germans call it, is the product of frozen grapes. A small

Seaweeds Of New Zealand A Seaweed is a particularly wholesome food, which absorbs and concentrates traces of a wide variety of