8 Health Benefits of Onions

Onions originate in western Asia and are available all year round. They are nutrient-dense, with the bulb containing 8.5 percent sugar and 9.2 percent dry matter, and they are rich in vitamins and minerals; in every 100 g of onion, there are 5 mg of Vitamin A,  9.3 mg of Vitamin C, 40 mg of ...

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Different types of onions.

Trilobites: Creatures That Lived 252 Million Years Ago

Trilobites refer to a group of marine artiopodan arthropods that are now extinct. In fact, they are known as the earliest arthropod groups, having existed even during the Early Cambrian period 521 million years back. At the end of the Permian period around 252 million years ago, trilobites are believed to have undergone mass extinction. ...

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A trilobite fossil.

Your Brain Activity Depends on Who You’re Talking To

Your brain responds differently when talking to a person from a different socioeconomic group than during a conversation with someone of a similar background, a novel new imaging study shows. While neuroscientists have used brain imaging scans to track in great detail the neural responses of individuals to a host of factors such as stress, ...

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A workplace meeting.

A Story About a Street Singer in Hong Kong (Part 2)

The street singer, still holding his guitar, calmly answered a few questions from the police, and then smiled and asked the onlookers to sing together. The bald policeman standing opposite the street singer pointed at the street singer, trying to intimidate him to not sing again. The street singer ignored him. He started to play ...

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A street singer holds his guitar while confronted with a Hong Kong police officer.