Everybody listens to the king’s speech

What happens to those who strive to resolve their stutter? Through the cures of Lionel Logue and the story of Prince Albert, later King George VI of England, we discover that everything is possible and every limit can be overcome

07 November 2011 TN 11 Year 3

Oil is dear to Simonetta Agnello Hornby’s heart

In her last book edited by Sellerio, titled Un filo d’Olio, the half-Italian and half-English writer brings her land back, the old-time Sicily. In appendix the book presents the receipts of the author’s sister Chiara; we report here one of them

01 August 2011 TN 8 Year 3

Obese women more likely to die young

11 July 2011 TN 7 Year 3

Come on! Why don’t we accept our inner ape?

We allow improbable virtual relationships to charm us, rather than fully enjoying the real ones; we eat the products of the Earth taken from the cylinders of the wizards of chemistry, rather than by the sweat of the farmers. It seems incredible that we still need to discuss to show that the Darwinian theory of evolution is correct

06 June 2011 TN 6 Year 3

New training toolkit for medicinal plants

This is based on the guidelines for Good Agriculture and Collection Practices for medicinal plants that were developed by the World Health Organization

06 June 2011 TN 6 Year 3

Vaccines found to be a major cause of illness

29 May 2011 TN 5 Year 3

Finding peace after pet loss

Animal-loving writers are invited to submit their pet-related short stories to the fourth round of the Petlitzer Prize Contest

04 April 2011 TN 4 Year 3

How good the lake oil is!

An illustrated book by the oleologist Luigi Caricato about the prestigious oil productions of the Garda Lake (North of Italy) has just been published

07 March 2011 TN 3 Year 3

Bad fats and good fats

We need to keep in mind that not all fats are the same. A book by Ulrich Strunz and Andreas Jopp gives some suggestions for choosing the right foods and keep a healthy body and mind

07 February 2011 TN 2 Year 3

City vs. Countryside. A close relationship without conflicts

This was the state of affairs at least until the year 1000. A complete recent study by the Italian Study Center for Middle Ages clarify the relationship between these two worlds nowadays so distant

05 July 2010 TN 7 Year 2

The golden juice of the olive oil, between legend and reality

Chemistry and culture. An entire chapter of the book by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson is dedicated to oleic acid, blood of the societies arose around the Mediterranean Sea and the oil. Paola Cerana tells us about the molecules that changed history

05 July 2010 TN 7 Year 2

The oil cures the body and the soul

History reports many evidences of the thaumaturgic properties of oils. In a novel the story of a miraculously cured Franciscan friar

07 June 2010 TN 6 Year 2

A catalogue of writes and books on the rural world

A can’t-miss list of titles for the lovers of the agricultural world and of country life and its complex dynamics (8. To be continued)

03 May 2010 TN 5 Year 2

A catalogue of writes and books on the rural world

A can’t-miss list of titles for the lovers of the agricultural world and of country life and its complex dynamics. (7. To be continued)

05 April 2010 TN 4 Year 2

A catalogue of writes and books on the rural world

A can’t-miss list of titles for the lovers of the agricultural world and of country life and its complex dynamics. (6. To be continued)

01 March 2010 TN 3 Year 2