Grub's up: can insects feed the world?
Two billion people already eat insects as part of their regular diet – bugs may not sound appealing, but once upon a time neither did sushi. Is it time to put ants, beetles and locusts on the menu?From the high windows of a warehouse in southern Spain a shaft of light falls on the white-gloved hand of insect farmer Laetitia Giroud. She is holding a large cricket, which sits perfectly still above the plastic box that is home to hundreds of its relatives. They're chirping to each other, giving the industrial unit a gently bucolic air. Nearby are another 30 or so boxes, filled with mealworms, black soldier flies and gr...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 5, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Trevor Baker Tags: The Guardian Farming Fast food & drink Features Life and style Insects Food science Environment Source Type: news
PMT: Could fennel beat it? Women given drops made from seeds felt less depressed and like it was easier to do their jobs
Young women given drops made from the liquorice-flavoured seeds of the plant felt less depressed and found it easier to do their jobs and get on with their friends and family. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baked chicken and wild rice with onion and tarragon
The delicate sage and licorice flavor of the tarragon complements the chicken perfectly. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - June 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Not To Murder Your Grumpy – a giveaway and interview with Carol Wyer
How could you fail to be intrigued with a title like ‘How Not To Murder Your Grumpy’ – almost impossible isn’t it? This weeks Thursday Throng author interview guest is Carol Wyer, the author of the aforementioned book and a further three including the wonderfully titled ‘Surfing in Stiletto’s‘. As you might imagine from just these two books, Carol has a quirky sense of humour that does justice to the topics she approaches. One lucky person is also going to win a free signed copy of How Not To Murder Your Grumpy too – just leave a comment at the end of the interview to be in w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview free book self help books Source Type: news
How Not To Murder Your Grumpy – a giveaway and interview with Carol Wyer
How could you fail to be intrigued with a title like ‘How Not To Murder Your Grumpy’ – almost impossible isn’t it? This weeks Thursday Throng author interview guest is Carol Wyer, the author of the aforementioned book and a further three including the wonderfully titled ‘Surfing in Stiletto’s‘. As you might imagine from just these two books, Carol has a quirky sense of humour that does justice to the topics she approaches. One lucky person is also going to win a free signed copy of How Not To Murder Your Grumpy too – just leave a comment at the end of the interview to be in w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 18, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview free book self help books Source Type: news
Rewind radio: Nick Ferrari (Call Clegg); Mark Forrest; The Life Scientific – review
Nick Clegg's communication skills deserted him on his first weekly phone-in showNick Ferrari (Call Clegg) | (LBC)Mark Forrest (BBC London) | iPlayerThe Life Scientific (R4) | iPlayerRemember the halcyon days before the last general election? When Gordon Brown was a man who mattered, when "double dip" was what you did with a liquorice stick into sherbet, when owning property meant you were rich? Nick Clegg does. Back in those strange times, the Cleggmeister was considered a great communicator, winning live TV debates hands-down, disarming the viewers so thoroughly that both Brown and Cameron merely parroted what he said, bu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Miranda Sawyer Tags: Nick Clegg Culture Television & radio Reviews Talk radio Politics The Observer Science amp; radio Source Type: news
