Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow, either in an unheated greenhouse or in a sunny spot outside. You can even grow some varieties in a hanging basket. There's no need to have slimy cucumbers at the ...

Australian Federal Police and ABF personnel were already swarming the Arafura Sea on a well-publicised operation targeting illegal sea cucumber fishing vessels, and quickly intercepted the $ ...

Some start-ups are giving them a second life – as indoor farms growing crops as varied as kale, cucumber and herbs. Since its 1967 construction, Canada's "Calgary Tower", a 190m (623ft ...

Let’s say that freshly harvested cucumbers can have a water content of up to 99 percent. (Never mind that the U.S. Department of Agriculture gives the average figure as 96 percent.) Last summer ...

Zaynab Issa’s quick skillet dinner combines two Persian classics: kebab koobideh (grilled kebabs) and mast-o khiar (cucumber yogurt). By Sam Sifton Zaynab Issa’s smashed beef kebab with ...

The Department of Labor and Employment reminded private employers of the proper pay rules for their workers who will report for work during Chinese New Year on January 29. Labor Secretary Bienvenido ...

You’ve surely seen hilarious videos of cats that hit the roof when their owner slips a cucumber on the floor next to them when they’re not looking. Cats don’t have any inherent antipathy ...

Pay attention if your cat is purring at a time or place you wouldn’t expect it. You’ve surely seen hilarious videos of cats that hit the roof when their owner slips a cucumber on the floor next to ...

One word of caution is that one very frequent way to consume cucumbers in Japan is in "Tsukemono" pickles ... because if not that still means the medical institutions are correct and you are trying to ...

Cucumbers also have a bit of vitamins C and A, Landry said. “But again, I would say that the amounts are pretty small, and that’s even if you would eat an entire cucumber.” ...

The current definition of obesity, as set by the World Health Organization (WHO), is having excess body fat that poses a risk to health. The WHO recommends that healthcare workers assess whether ...