In this month's magazine, we've got lots of great articles for you 10 read and listen 10. We're looking at the latest film about Princess Oiana: Oiono (no prizes for origi nality there!). We've also got articles on some new trends in photography, working from home, Aesop's fables, the Ig Nobels, dieting, Latin Pop, sugary drinks, global warming, Grand Theft Auto and lots, lots more.
Discovery School - 100 Greatest Discoveries - Physics
1. The Law of Falling Bodies (1604) Galileo Galilei overturns nearly 2,000 years of Aristotelian belief that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones by proving that all bodies fall at the same rate.
2. Universal Gravitation (1666) Isaac Newton comes to the conclusion that all objects in the universe, from apples to planets, exert gravitational attraction on each other.
Discovery School - 100 Greatest Discoveries - Genetics
1. Rules of Heredity (1850s) Austrian monk and botanist Gregor Mendel discovers how genetic information is passed down through generations. In experiments performed on pea plants, he notices that characteristics of a plant's offspring, such as height, exhibit recessive and dominant behavior. Mendel's findings are ridiculed during his lifetime and he dies never knowing that he would come to be known as the "father of genetics."
2. Genes Are Located on Chromosomes (1910 – 1920s)
Cool English is a monthly English-language educational magazine published in the Russian Federation by Eclectic Publishing Ltd. The magazine was launched in Russia in March 2004 initially as a partner project of Hot English magazine, Spain. Cool English aims to make learning English more fun and interesting through slang, humour and idioms. The magazine also comes with an audio CD and exercise pack. Sales are widespread throughout the Russian Federation, but are mainly concentrated in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Easy English Vocabulary is a basic/intermediate ESL program for speakers of any language. Easy English Vocabulary: Master all of the words and phrases you need to know to get by in everyday English conversation. Learn on the go with this audio-only course. No reading or writing necessary.
Easy English Vocabulary includes: Eleven lessons on two CD's, Useful topics like Computers and the Internet, Shopping and Money, and Law and Government, Realistic conversations, easy definitions, and lots of examples, Three bonus audio lessons online, Online glossary.
