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Sea urchins are a delicacy discovered from the sea. Originally an Asian food, they conquered the palate globally with the readily edible orange flesh inside their thorny outer shell.

A cancer vaccine has always been elusive for medicine and science. Is this situation changing? Is hope rising over the horizon?

The world of interspecies friendships is far more populous and wondrous than we have ever imagined. One only has to look around to see how members of different species bond with each other and grow fond of each other for a lifetime.

North Atlantic hurricanes, the most notorious of the winds of the world, showed their real ferocious face to recorded history in 1780. That year, the Americas and the Caribbean Islands reeled under the worst-ever storms in history, the death toll of which rose to more than 20000 in a couple of weeks. These hurricanes prompted many settlers to abandon their plantations in the Americas and sail back to the safety of European shores.

Paper allows all kinds of specifications and abstractions for our understanding of the world, life, and beyond- paper money, prayers imprinted on paper, talismans written on paper, secrets kept on paper, history documented on paper, maps drawn out on it, and all of our emotions and knowledge poured out on paper by scholars, poets, writers, scientists, etc. and common people. How did such a perishable object become the keeper of everything valuable to us?

Scientific investigations about death and NDE now seem to have entered a new phase. Before relegating the possibility of the continuity of consciousness as irrational thinking, one must review the new research findings.

Dodos symbolise the harm humans do to Nature. The skeletons and pictures of Dodo that we preserve caution us to be careful. If we are not, when dealing with Nature’s delicate treasures, we will impoverish Earth of many more of our exquisite fellow species.

Stop being too anxious about calories and good food and bad food. Mindfulness-based eating helps your body digest even food that is otherwise difficult to digest. It synchronises your food with your senses and with your whole body too. It helps food and nutrition flow through and into your body with more ease and effectiveness.

In reality, the percentage of animal attacks as a reason for human deaths is insignificantly low. And why is there such an abundance of these movies in Hollywood compared to other parts of the world? What does it mean?

Iberian lynx was the rarest among the 36 cat species in the world and was classified as endangered till June 2024. To the great relief of all animal lovers and Nature enthusiasts, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took it off the endangered list and moved it to the ‘vulnerable’ list in June 2024.

Sometimes, humans intentionally transport a plant or seed to a new location when they travel. Seeds can also travel by attaching themselves to a human body or a vehicle, reaching new environments.

Many US states have specific dog codes outlining the laws and regulations concerning dogs, but few have similar codes for cats. While most states have enacted laws to decrease the number of feral and stray cats, there are fewer regulations aimed at protecting them.

Discovering the hidden processes and connections within nature reminds us of how much we take it for granted and the countless ways it is vital to our well-being. It is astonishing to realize the monetary value of the ecosystem services nature provides us!

This wild plant, adorned with crimson red berries hanging in the thickets and intertwined with creepers and wild trees in my homestead, thrives in shaded areas. I often miss the berries when they are green, but suddenly they appear, looking as if they've been freshly painted red.

The tropical climate and soil, full of plant biodiversity, are also home to hundreds of wild edible leaves, which have great nutritional value and medicinal properties.

The street dogs in India have weathered much trouble. Yet with some food or an affectionate pat on the head, most of them can be won over and made a friend of yours. It saddens one to see that they crave love from us, humans, but we are too blind and hostile to see and understand that.

The Western Ghats house 50% of the total amphibian species of the whole of India. Thirty percent of the world population of Asian elephants resides in this forest stretch. This wilderness is also home to 17% of the tigers that the world is left with.

Unknowingly, the dogs waged our wars and took part in our cruel ventures to oppress the weak so that the strong can always emerge victorious. It is a relief that unlike us, who bear the burden of the deeds of our ancestors, the dogs remain blissfully unaware of the horrific role that they had to play.

Mishmi is a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh and they rear Mithun for sacrificial slaughtering. How many Mithun one possesses is a sign of wealth among these tribal people.

The Welsh King Hywel the Good gave his country a set of laws full of common sense and compassion. Punishment was not the foundation of those laws, unlike the norm at that time.