Protein is a macronutrient – a type of food required in large amounts in the diet – along with carbohydrates and fats. It is broken down by the body into amino acids, which are the ‘building blocks’ of cells, and vital for numerous processes in the body. Animal products, such […]
Daily Archives: September 8, 2017
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Blast from the pastALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty By Ken Croswell A small galaxy in the constellation Lynx that only recently started making stars has the lowest level of oxygen ever seen in a star-forming galaxy. That makes it the best place yet to probe the chemical elements cooked up by […]
Nigel Farage stressed the importance of a “sensible free trade agreement” between the UK and Germany once Britain leaves the EU. The former Ukip leader attended the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) campaign event in Germany to talk about “developments in the European Union, Brexit, direct democracy” and was invited […]
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican leaders Thursday downplayed a deal struck between President Donald Trump and Democrats a day earlier, insisting that it was nothing more than an attempt to avert political gamesmanship during a national emergency, with one hurricane cleanup underway and another storm bearing down on Florida. But the […]
Desperate families are begging the British Government for help after becoming stranded on the islands destroyed by Irma. And many fear they may not survive another battering from Hurricane Jose, a Category 4 storm that is due this weekend. Kayla Laidlaw, who survived Irma as it hit Tortola described the […]
There’s not just one type of iceKjell Suwardi Linder/Getty By Aylin Woodward The frosty cubes we pull from our freezers are just one of 17 possible types of ice, and an 18th type isn’t far from being made real. A team of researchers has now discovered a type of porous, […]
The 2017 Callaway Corvette AeroWagen turns a lot of heads. It catches the attention of other drivers rolling down the road, at stop lights, gas stations and in parking lots. Feedback I receive throughout my time with the car is mixed, with some seeing the wagon treatment ruining a perfectly […]
Hurricane Irma has destroyed a number of islands in the region with some desperate civilians scavenging in wrecked shops or even storming private apartments in a hunt for food and water. Netherlands PM Mark Rutte has deployed troops to the Dutch side of St Martin after witnesses described desperate groups […]