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Israeli app offers alternative to hyperactivity medications
By Guest Column Israel21c | April 8, 2015
Forget Ritalin, new Israeli company Myndlift has an app that can improve attention disorders without negative side effects
Heliconia Turned On by Hummingbird Foreplay
By Wes Porter | April 6, 2015
In Costa Rica, Heliconia tortuosa with its showy red and yellow blooms is regarded as a ‘keystone” species in the ecological web.
Herb of the Year: Savory
By Wes Porter | April 3, 2015
Peppery in flavour, it was known to the Romans before true pepper arrived from India and to this day it may be known as Pfefferkraut (‘pepper herb’) in German
Irresistible Savings Abound this summer at Mahekal Beach Resort
By News on the Net | April 3, 2015
Nestled between the dense Riviera Maya jungle and Playa del Carmen’s longest stretch of beach, Mahekal Beach Resort celebrated its grand opening in December 2014 after completing a multi-million dollar transformation
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort is the only true beachfront, boutique resort on Florida’s Gulf Coast, rivaling the élan of South Beach
Jeepers Creepers: Annual Vines from Seed
By Wes Porter | April 2, 2015
Squeezed for space, city gardeners in particular might consider annual screens of fast-growing, easily cultivated vines.
British gallery to show work by British artist
By Tim Saunders | April 1, 2015
Sylvia Paul has been exhibiting in galleries for more than 30 years and is well established in the East Anglian region.
Spring has sprung—Gardening begins
By Wes Porter | April 1, 2015
As the buds burst on birch trees, one might wonder if Betula papyrifera may be tapped for sweet syrup, as is the more familiar maple product
The best kept secret behind Israel’s top medical devices
By Guest Column Israel21c | April 1, 2015
Israeli inventors of revolutionary medical devices such as ReWalk and Brainsway turn to Taga’s design team to bring them to life.
Crowd-funding launches British artist’s career
By Tim Saunders | March 25, 2015
Hamish Baird
Saving lives by monitoring chronic heart failure at home
By Guest Column Israel21c | March 25, 2015
Israeli companies are developing monitoring devices aimed at improving quality of life and avoiding hospital readmissions for CHF patients.
The Mighty Mugwort
By Wes Porter | March 24, 2015
As with a vast number of other botanicals, Mrs. M. Grieve’s A Modern Herbal (1931) gives extensive coverage, suggesting it for many an affliction while noting that it had been used to repel the larvae of clothes moths.
The Latest on Lettuce
By Wes Porter | March 23, 2015
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We Saw Stars Package $215,000 July 3-5, 2015
Don’t touch that syringe!
By Guest Column Israel21c | March 18, 2015
RescueDose is developing robotic medication dispensers to eliminate human error and risk, especially for those handling radiopharmaceuticals.
Rest Easy, Wine Lovers—Perception Is Easily Fooled
By David White | March 17, 2015
Misleading a wine connoisseur by filling an empty bottle of First Growth Bordeaux with Two Buck Chuck might be fun, especially if he's insufferable
Heirloom Tomatoes
By Wes Porter | March 16, 2015
True, heirloom tomatoes are more disease prone and may have a shorter shelf life. They also follow their wild relatives in being of a more sprawling, vine habit.
Welsh photographer recognised in international awards
By Tim Saunders | March 12, 2015
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Tourism Ireland film celebrating the greenest day of the year invites the world to the Emerald Isle
Stem-cell therapy for ALS, diabetes
By Guest Column Israel21c | March 11, 2015
Israel’s Kadimastem is testing its technology for differentiating pluripotent stem cells into a range of functional human cells.
The Romanian Tradition of “Mucenici”
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | March 10, 2015
Orthodox Church celebrates the forty Saints with special sermons across the country and the tradition of a special food called “mucenici.”
This incredible animal displayed all the character traits of greatness; loving, loyal, enterprising, patience, selfless, not to mention being simply adorable
Modern in an old-fashioned way, Bocelli has made his mark across the globe, as a living testimony of the Italian vocal tradition
Antibiotics Overuse And Its Implications
By Jack Dini | March 9, 2015
The use of antibiotics in animal production to promote growth has been banned in the EU and therefore in France since 2006
The Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach resides just steps away from the luxurious, world-renowned shops of Worth Avenue and the sapphire waters and sugar-white sands of the Atlantic Ocean.
In Its Greatest Moments, Wine Provides an Idealized Reality
By David White | March 3, 2015
1991 Ridge Monte Bello
Benefits of Prolonged Low Temperatures
By Wes Porter | March 3, 2015
Last month’s extreme cold snap drove frost deeper into the ground than usual. This is expected to drastically reduce the number of white grub and crane fly larvae lurking there. Numerous other overwintering garden pests will suffer similar fates
The dog was reacting to being told off for eating roommate's food
Exceptional Romanians and Their Amazing Country
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | March 1, 2015
Seldom mentioned facts about Romania
Grasshoppers Gorging the Grapes? Call in St Urho!
By Wes Porter | March 1, 2015
Facts of entomology did not interfere with the mythmakers