Biology

Portrayals of the human body say a lot about the way society views itself. In Ancient Greece, the naked physique represented sheer perfection, but times have changed and Soraya pokes fun at the social media trend of sending private parts by gaining inspiration from it. The idea for the penis-themed fashion photo shoot came when she was single. As she says:

"What heresy and violation of the Constitution is it if one wants to preserve one's nation?," President Tomislav Nikolic has asked.

There are 456 million hectares of urban agricultural farms in and around cities in the world. This is an area as large as the European Union. About 67 million hectares of that number are inside cities, and the remaining surround to cities.  

A pelecanus crispus was found dead at Evros Delta National Park of in Trace, Northern Greece.

It was spotted by members of Hellenic Ornithological Society and Forest Service of Alexandroupolis when they were conducting a joint patrol.

After ice bockets and the condom challenge, there’s a new craze taking Chinese social media by storm. It’s the challenge of true womanhood based on the premise that only a “real woman” can hold up a pen using her breasts.

A five-year-old child died when the boat it was on board capsized and sank north of Lesvos on Wednesday.

According to initial information, the child died from hypothermia despite the efforts of the rescue team. 46 more persons that were in the same boat were rescued while the number of missing is still unknown.

The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died on Jan. 19 at the age of 112 in central Japan, a local official said.

A young girl has been sentenced to 25 years in jail because she did not know - or was not able - to tie the umbilical cord of the baby she secretly gave birth to at home. She was sentenced for causing the baby's death. 

A Thai company pulled an advert for skin lightening pills on Jan. 8 following an outcry on social media over a product sold with the tagline "white makes you a winner."

It is the latest marketing gaffe to draw accusations of racism in a kingdom obsessed with skin color.

Albania's Institute of Public Health, ISHP is raising an alarm about the way urban waste is being managed, uring local governments to improve the condition of public waste containers and raise their hygienic standards.

A study published this week by ISHP gathered data from eight years, from 2005 to 2012, to shed light on the sanitation and hygiene situation of urban waste management.