Biology

Greece's parliament on Dec. 23 approved a bill granting same-sex couples the right to a civil union, becoming one of the last European countries to give them legal recognition after years of opposition from the influential Orthodox church.

Jennifer Aniston, aged 46, has been the face of smartwater, a brand of electrolyte-enhanced designer water, since 2007 and she’s featured in numerous commercials. Her latest is a crazy dream with an opera singer, ballerinas and doves. Best of all, the viewer is allowed to determine the plot of the commercial and decide what happens to their favorite star.

Turkey's continued preference for fossil fuels will soon become untenable as it becomes impossible to swim against the tide of greater support for renewable energy, according to the projects manager of the CDP in Turkey, a non-profit organization working with companies and cities on climate change. 'Turkey is planning new investments in coal; this needs to stop,' Mirhan Köro?lu Gö?ü?

I was in Beijing last week. I was lucky because there was a breeze during my stay. Without it, the sky is gray throughout, and the smog makes you cough incessantly. 

The number of Bosnian parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, claiming that it might damage their health, is increasing, experts warn.

There was a time when men would grow a beard to show their rugged manhood. Now big bushy beards are no longer grown for men to display their masculinity but so that men can have something to decorate. And what better time than Christmas to get out the tinsel and decorate your goatee…

Here’s how it’s done! Are you listening Stathis?

Just one question… How do you eat?

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will partake in the COP21 UN climate change conference in Paris on November 30, the president's office announced on Friday.

Nikolic will confer with a number of his counterpart on the sidelines of the conference.

A European study in which Greece participated found more than 755 alien species that have invaded the Mediterranean waters of the European continent. The non-indigenous species are a huge problem for the Mediterranean as well as for European rivers and lakes, say experts.

P?nar ?lkkaracan, a leading women's rights activist and researcher based in Turkey, was awarded the prestigious Joan B. Dunlop Prize, presented by the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), "for her exceptional record of work in Turkey and globally to promote the human rights of women and girls," on Nov. 3.

A spotted salamander, which is under danger of extinction, has been found by a local in the eastern province of Malatya's Ye?iltyurt district. 

Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks Malatya Provincial Director Abdullah Koç said the spotted salamander had been found by a local and delivered to them.