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Kseniia Mironova, Улица Оноре де Бальзака, 55Б, Kyiv (2026)

08/09/2022

What was your own s*x education like?
Over the past few years, I have interviewed dozens of s*x educators for my book debunking s*x myths and misinformation, Losing It. They are pretty much unanimous when it comes to Lesson One of s*x education training – figuring out your own level of s*x education before considering passing it on to anybody else.
Numerous studies and surveys suggest that adults often do not know as much about s*x and the body as they would like to, and may even have completely inaccurate ideas that are grounded in myth or guesswork. For example, many people around the world erroneously believe that the state of a woman's h***n can prove whether she is a virgin – an idea that has no scientific basis.

04/09/2022

What was your own s*x education like?

Over the past few years, I have interviewed dozens of s*x educators for my book debunking s*x myths and misinformation, Losing It. They are pretty much unanimous when it comes to Lesson One of s*x education training – figuring out your own level of s*x education before considering passing it on to anybody else.

Numerous studies and surveys suggest that adults often do not know as much about s*x and the body as they would like to, and may even have completely inaccurate ideas that are grounded in myth or guesswork. For example, many people around the world erroneously believe that the state of a woman's h***n can prove whether she is a virgin – an idea that has no scientific basis.

27/08/2022

The authorities on both sides of the Oder have acknowledged errors in the handling of the case. It is generally recognised that they were too slow to react to signs that something was wrong. And an undignified spat between the Polish and German authorities over their respective approaches was not helpful.

Experts, like Andrzej Kapusta, say it is important to review the way the river is used. Worryingly, they warn that it could happen again, particularly while the original source of pollution goes unidentified.

"We need a precise monitoring system, an online monitoring that will inform the adequate authorities much more quickly," he says. "A quicker response is certainly needed to prevent such disasters."

19/08/2022

A care home in Wiltshire has been given three goats to cheer up the residents and support their wellbeing.

They were bought by the daughters of one of the residents as a thank you to Orchid Care Home staff in Swindon.

The goats have been named Bourbon, Thor and Domino and animal therapy is known to be beneficial for dementia patients.

Sylvia Kirby, whose mother Brenda lives in the home, said they hoped the goats would give residents another reason to "keep going" and not give up on life.

15/08/2022

Water supplies are low or dry, and many communities are restricting nonessential outdoor water use. Fire departments are combatting more brush fires and crops are growing poorly.

Providence, Rhode Island had less than half an inch of rainfall in the third driest July on record, and Boston had six-tenths of an inch in the fourth driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service office in Norton, Massachusetts. Rhode Island's governor issued a statewide drought advisory Tuesday with recommendations to reduce water use. The north end of the Hoppin Hill Reservoir in Massachusetts is dry, forcing local water restrictions.

05/08/2022

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots.

The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December.

If successful, it will join spacecraft from the U.S. and India already operating around the moon, and a Chinese rover exploring the moon’s far side.

India, Russia and Japan have new moon missions launching later this year or next, as do a slew of private companies in the U.S. and elsewhere. And NASA is next up with the debut of its mega moon rocket in late August.

14/07/2022

This reduces the need for air conditioning units, which consume large amounts of electricity and contain refrigerants that are potent greenhouse gas emissions.

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In a 2021 report, the UK's Environmental Audit Committee recommended using "sustainable, bio-based and breathable" products, such as clay and lime-based plasters and natural fibres, to improve the insulation of existing homes.

"In comparison to buildings constructed of concrete or corrugated metal, mud brick buildings keep relatively stable interior temperatures across a 24-hour period and thus supply inhabitants with far superior thermal comfort," says Marchand. "An added bonus is that the thick mud-brick walls also reduce noise levels from outside or next door."

Mud is the champion of future sustainable construction – Anna Heringer
The breathable nature of mud has other benefits too. Mud is porous and allows moisture into the house, improving the indoor air quality. "The earth has the ability to absorb excess moisture from the air, and to release it, if necessary, which is why we say that these houses 'breathe'," says Kojičić.

"They are healthy buildings which breathe in the same way we breathe and have skins that adapt to hot and cold," says Damluji. "The way they are constructed is in reference, in proportion even, to the human body."

06/07/2022

As for her reality, Freitas continues to grow her mini empire. While designing the menu for New York's Tomiño gave her the chance to branch out to traditional Galician food, at Lume, which she opened in July 2020 and is located in the Mercado, she's created a "gastronomic bar" with a six- to eight-course tapas menu that's all about fusion. Her newest spot, Lume Next Door, which is expected to open by the end of the year, will focus on à la carte options of grilled dishes – such as pizzas made with local grains, including Galician staples like rye and corn, as well as local seawater and creamy Arzúa-Ulloa cow's-milk cheese in lieu of mozzarella. She also makes gourmet ice creams for home delivery, as well as other artisanal products that are sold directly to consumers, such as chocolates and her gorgeous turrón (nougat), a Spanish Christmas treat.

Although she just turned 40 in March, Freitas shows no signs of slowing down. A few days after her birthday, the global Paris-based Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie named her "Chef of the Future". While an honour like this might exert pressure on some, she seems unperturbed by the gauntlet that's been thrown at her feet. "Your food evolves with your life," she said, "and I'm not afraid of anything now."

30/06/2022

There are more than 64 million km (40 million miles) of roads globally and large increases are predicted, especially in developing countries, as the world's population grows and incomes rise, meaning more people can afford cars. It is projected that there will be two billion cars on the road by 2040, with total traffic levels increasing by more than 50%.

Gridlocked traffic is not only a huge time suck – the average American driver wastes around 54 hours each year sitting in traffic – but it has an environmental toll, increasing fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and air and noise pollution.

"Traffic is soul destroying, it's like acid on the soul," Tesla founder Elon Musk said back in 2018 at an event for his tunnelling firm, the Boring Company. "Finally there's something, something that I think can solve the goddamn traffic problem." His answer: dig his way to better roads by putting them underground.

No one, not even Musk, has suggested burying every single one of the world's roads. But what would happen if we did relocate them all below the surface? In a time of increasing urbanisation, soaring inequality and climate crisis, imagining the impact this could have raises important questions about how our global transport system is developing – and prompts us to consider where we really want it to go.

22/06/2022

We are trying to detect the echoes that are created when shrimp snaps reflect off of the vehicles," says Raytheon scientist Alison Laferriere. "In much the same way that a traditional sonar system detects echoes from the sound that its source generates."

A bed of snapping shrimp emits a steady roar which Laferriere compares to bacon frying
In other words, it works like other normal sonar but using noise produced by shrimp rather than artificial pings. Snapping shrimp, also known as pistol shrimp, have been called the loudest creatures on Earth. They make their distinctive snap by closing their pincers so fast they create a vacuum bubble which collapses in a burst of plasma measuring thousands of degrees. This produces a flash of light and a shockwave powerful enough to stun prey.

Shrimp also snap to communicate with each other. A bed of snapping shrimp emits a steady roar which Laferriere compares to bacon frying.

"The signal created by a pistol shrimp is very short in duration and incredibly broadband," says Laferriere. "A single shrimp snap is much quieter than a traditional sonar source, but there can be thousands of snaps happening per minute."

Laferriere says the sound varies with the time of day and water temperature, but a shrimp colony is never quiet.

16/06/2022

For hundreds of years, the remarkable Vicente Lusitano has been forgotten. But now, finally, both his music and his story are being heard once more, writes Holly Williams.
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The Western classical music canon is notoriously white and male – so you might assume that a black Renaissance composer would be a figure of significant interest, much-performed and studied. In fact, the story of the first known published black composer – Vicente Lusitano – is only now being heard, alongside a revival of interest in his long-neglected choral music.

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Lusitano was born around 1520, in Portugal. In a 17th-Century source, he is described as "pardo" – a commonly used term in Portugal at the time meaning mixed race. It is most likely that Lusitano had a black African mother and a white Portuguese father; Portugal had a significant population of people of African descent, due to its involvement in the slave trade.

07/06/2022

New research is proving that the stained glass at Canterbury Cathedral is among the oldest in the world.

Every year, more than one million visitors step foot into Canterbury Cathedral in south-east England. Considered one of the oldest and most famous Christian churches in England, the Unesco World Heritage site dates back some 1,400 years, predating the country itself.

The cathedral's role as an important pilgrimage site is inextricably linked to the murder of its most famous archbishop: Thomas Becket. After a long feud, King Henry II is believed to have ordered the murder of Becket in 1170. Shortly afterwards, a series of miracles were said to take place, leading Canterbury to become one of Europe's most famous pilgrimage sites.

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