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Palmgarten Founded in 1868, the 20-hectare park offers thousands of native and exotic plants (giant tree ferns, rain-forest orchids), both al fresco and in greenhouses. Tours, concerts, exhibitions and many more recreational activities are on offer. Catch a U6 or U7 subway train to Westend. Tel: +49 69...
Mystery Epidemic SUDAN The war-stricken south faces a new calamity: a disease whose first symptom is that victims (usually children) nod deeply and involuntarily when presented with food. "Nodding disease," as aid groups have dubbed the illness, progresses into seizures and stunted growth. "We consider this 100% fatal," says...
With a unique ecosystem of high-altitude forest (or shola) and grassland, India's western Ghats are home to several species of endangered flora and fauna. Notable among these is the Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius)?a primitive species of wild goat whose only viable population breeds in captivity at Munnar...
Moore's supporters have compared him to Martin Luther King, to Daniel, and even to Moses. The son of a construction worker, Moore, 56, grew up in northeast Alabama and worshipped at a Baptist church, not "an overbearing church where they shout and dance around," says his brother Jerry, "just...
Sneakers are the all-purpose shoe: universal and utilitarian. Hardly the stuff of fetishes and exotic collections. But that's changing. Retro collectible sneakers, until recently the domain of fashionistas and fanatical sneakerheads, are now a growing force in the athletic-shoe game. The field boasts its own websites, and...