PeopleandNature

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.

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!

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.

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.

All the crucial journeys of an individual begin and end by walking them. For example, one's first walk to the school, the first journey for a job interview, and the first walk home with a special friend.

Half an hour before sunrise on a Friday morning, 3rd August 1492, three ships set sail from the port of Palos in Spain. The people who assembled to see the ships off were gloomy, and some were even crying as they bade goodbye to their friends and relatives traveling aboard the ships, as if they were never to meet them again. The names of the ships were Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina. The captain of the fleet was Christopher Columbus.

There is an interesting study by the University of Arizona about the ability of the colour green to reduce migraine pain

In those days, for the educated and upper-class youth of Europe, it was fashionable to make a tour of the Alps, adeptly named the grand tour