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The salak or snake fruit: an unusual exotic fruit

English, it is simply called snake fruit. It actually comes in the form of a large oval or spindle-shaped drupe 5 to 8 cm long, covered with brown scales resembling the skin of a snake. Under its thin but hard and rough skin, this Asian fruit contains a juicy, acidic and sweet white flesh. ...

16
Feb
2017

The Statue of Liberty: the emblem of New York

y. The old torch is now on display in the museum located in the hall of the structure. The Statue of Liberty has been copied and reproduced in various scales in various locations around the globe. One of the replicas of the monument can be found in Paris on the Ile des Cygnes: this 11.50 m high ...

25
Sep
2008

Ecowatt: an electricity weather forecast to avoid blackouts this winter

TE, the French electricity transmission system operator, offers various online tools to find out about Electricity consumption in France at different scales (by city and by region). This EDF subsidiary has also launched an electricity weather forecast and an alert system. This device, called Ecow ...

15
Sep
2022

Attention: stress makes you ugly!

lead to overeating, but cortisol secretion also accentuates water retention and can promote weight gain. Even when your weight doesn't change on the scales, you can be literally "swollen with stress" due to water retention! Finally, your intestine, which is nicknamed the second brain, contracts un ...

02
June
2023

Jungle Garden: 5 Plants to Follow This Trend

wth, it may be useful to install a rhizome barrier. Preferably plant it in partial shade in fertile and somewhat moist soil. 5- The large fern with golden scales Among the plants to use in a jungle garden, ferns are certainly worth mentioning. In our climates, for example, you can use the "large gol ...

17
Jan
2024

Animal Voices at the Grenier à Sel: When Art Gives Voice to the Living in Avignon

A Small Creative Bestiary Along the way, we encounter: - Nicolas Darrot and his butterfly robots (Apollo) that flap their wings as if they were real scales. - France Cadet, repurposing toy dogs to criticize high-tech taxidermy. - Filipe Vilas-Boas, rewriting the Fables of La Fontaine for the ChatG ...

05
Sep
2025