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Does your diet affect your fertility?

     From :- BBC  World News   By :-    Jessica Mudditt  -   Features correspondent   Edited by :- Amal Udawatta Getty Images Trying for a baby? What you eat matters (Credit: Getty Images) Can the right foods really improve your chances of having a baby? Here are the facts. Visit any online fertility chat room, and one of the main topics of debate will probably be what to eat to maximise your chances of conceiving. In addition to the wealth of supplements promoted as being fertility-boosting, there is also an array of foods that are supposed to help achieve a healthy pregnancy. Amid all the myths and marketing, what is the actual evidence for using certain foods to enhance male and female fertility, and support the developing fetus? For a start, when it comes to supporting a healthy pregnancy and fetus, certain nutrients really can make a difference – such as folic acid . When taken before and during pregnancy, it has been shown to ...

Why are these beaches so rich in fossils?

     From :- BBC World News    By :-  Dave Gilyeat - South of England   Editted by :-  Amal Udawatta  Getty Images The Dinosaur Isle Museum has its very own Iguanadon skeleton, which was discovered on the Isle of Wight An amateur fossil hunter recently discovered a rare fragment of the world's oldest marine crocodile in Lyme Regis, so what is it about the Jurassic Coast and the Isle of Wight that makes them so rich in prehistoric fossils? In the early Jurassic period ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs ruled the waves in what is modern-day Dorset, amid schools of smaller weird and wonderful sea creatures. Later, in the Cretaceous period, the Isle of Wight was the "acme of dinosaur diversity in the UK", according to palaeontologist Dr David Button, with specimens of almost every shape and size. We know this because of the unique geology of these places, where seas continually erode the cliffs and new and exciting fossils emerge into the light of day....