Organic farmers are allowed to use a number of pesticides as long as they come from a natural source. Pyrethrum, an extract of chrysanthemum flowers, has long been used to control insects. The...
The best treatment for people prone to swallowing woo is a dose of chemistry. And one of the wooiest ideas out there is the one about alkaline diets curing disease. Gives me a headache. So let鈥檚...
What makes us exchange saliva, sebum, bits of food and millions of bacteria with each other?聽In other words, why do we kiss?聽This is not an innate activity.聽South Pacific islanders, for example,...
False fingernails can present problems.聽 Some people develop allergies to the adhesive, a variety of Crazy Glue, that is used to afix them.聽 This can result in breathing problems, watery eyes and...
While the odd Beatle has been known to get drunk, generally beetles are tee-totallers. But not the cetonia beetles of Northern Africa. These inch long bugs have a particular penchant for eating...
