Britain’s ‘piddle police’ and Prince Charles’ life-log love affair with muck

The miracle of homeostasis

Overweight is not simply a matter or what you eat, and how much exercise you take, it’s also closely linked with your personality. Some people are extraverts, which means that by nature they’re lively souls programmed to spend their days in a constant hunt for excitement and pleasure in their immediate physical and social environment. [...]

The romantic history of the search for carmine, the world’s most cherished natural colorant.

Why pay more than you need for cosmetic products?