‘Emperor’ who ate his enemiesCannibalism as cultural norm May 25, 2017  Cannibalism is as old as the hills. It is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. The expression cannibalism has been extended into zoology to mean one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. It has been both practiced and fiercely condemned in several wars, especially in Liberia and Congo. It was still practiced in Papua New Guinea as of 2012 for cultic reasons and in ritual and in war in various Melanesian tribes. Saving livesCourageous flight attendants May 24, 2017  The life of flight attendants is often glamorized: they travel to faraway countries, get to know different people and wear a beautiful uniform. However, not everyone comprehends that this occupation is dangerous as well. Besides flying high in the sky, these slender in build young women sometimes risk their lives saving passengers. From coca leaves to laughing gasEvolution of anesthesia May 15, 2017  Attempts at producing a state of general anesthesia can be traced throughout recorded history in the writings of the ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Indians, and Chinese. It is generally agreed that certain scientific discoveries in the late 18th and early 19th centuries were critical to the eventual introduction and development of modern anesthetic techniques. Mysterious village of dwarfsBlack turtle’s curse May 10, 2017  The remote Chinese village known as Yangsi that has baffling scientists for decades is located in the country’s southwest Sichuan Province. It’s a very unusual place, as around 40% of its population are dwarfs, who were all born and raised there. Because of the large number of height-challenged residents, Yangsi is known as the ‘Village of Dwarfs’. Empire built on riceThe Great Wall of China May 2, 2017  The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, rammed earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe.  Church made of treesPassion for ecclesiastical architecture April 20, 2017  There are millions of churches across the world, each of them being unique. Church architecture evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by imitating other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. Traditional church is constructed with stones, but New Zealand can boast a real Tree Church. Kimono, symbol of Japanese fashionCosting more than a house April 18, 2017  Originally, "kimono" was the Japanese word for clothing. But in more recent years, the word has been used to refer specifically to traditional Japanese clothing. Kimonos as we know them today came into being during the Heian period (794-1192). Nowadays, Japanese people rarely wear kimonos in everyday life, reserving them for such occasions as weddings, funerals, tea ceremonies, or other special events, such as summer festivals. People and apesOrangutan, person of the forest April 13, 2017  The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity. Solvey Hut, shelter for mountaineers4,003 meters above ground level April 10, 2017  Mountaineering is about trekking in mountains and climbing the mountains, often with specialized equipment. It aims at reaching the highest point of mountains, preferably high, difficult to climb or yet unclimbed ones. The techniques differ depending on whether the terrain is rock, snow or ice, and in many cases the mountaineer has to face all of them in cold and windy conditions at high altitudes after a long wilderness hike. Black adults most at HPV riskVaccination needed before kids become sexually active April 7, 2017  The report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that over 42 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with genital human papillomavirus, while about 80 million Americans are infected with one of the many types of HPV. |  Most popular Other articlesEconomy: 4 rules for business success Arts & Showbiz: The Armenian girl and her Resignation Syndrome IT & Technology: Revolut launches in Armenia  Interviews News from the section EAEU ends bypass routes for dumped import of Azerbaijani aluminum tape  The Eurasian Economic Commission has adopted measures banning the import of aluminum tape from Azerbaijan bypassing anti-dumping duties.Azerbaijan makes bid to join BRICS after Putin’s trip Membership of BRICS is invitation-only, but multiple countries were given the chance to join at the start of this year.Russia, Azerbaijan start producing oil tankers — Putin Russia and Azerbaijan start producing modern river-sea tankers, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. |
