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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.

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.

Cats entered Japan around the 8th century CE, traveling thousands of miles and guarding the Buddhist scrolls. It is no surprise they received a regal place in Japanese culture.

France and Italy are known for the best quality wild truffles. During the Middle Ages and in the renaissance period especially, truffles were royal treats and coveted gifts.

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.

Tropical rainforests are akin to multi-story buildings, each layer hosting distinct species and interactions. Sometimes there are give and take relations between the populations of each stratum but sometimes a member species of a stratum will never meet a member species of another stratum. Generally, the stories are counted as five.

Foraging is a way of life that we left behind when the world became fast-paced, and market-driven. There is a new interest in it thanks to a few cool people who help the world enjoy spontaneity and an occasional ‘Eureka’ moment of simple joy.

frogs and toads are particularly intriguing, representing a crucial evolutionary link between aquatic and terrestrial life. Frogs and toads were the first vertebrates to leave the water and migrate to land. They are fascinating creatures with over 6,000 species, each with unique adaptations.

In the first trial, three women, Elizabeth Francis, Agnes Waterhouse, and her daughter, Joan Waterhouse, were accused of practising witchcraft. They lived in the village of Hatfield Peverel. The one thing that connected these three women was a white-spotted cat named Satan.

The circular economy is a powerful and revolutionary framework for living life and economic activity. One key premise of this concept is a critique of waste in a modern economy. Our civilisation has reached a point where we consume all essential and non-essential materials, water, and energy in such great abundance that they are becoming scarce on the planet at an alarming pace. We must recycle these resources rather than throw them away after a single use.

Scientific evidence shows that goats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago by the Middle Eastern people in the Fertile Crescent, the crescent-shaped region of the Middle East where one of the earliest civilisational groups is thought to have lived.

"A country chooses us. Since childhood, I was somehow fascinated by India. When I was at Oxford, India pulled me towards her. I did my PhD in Delhi University and my teachers were Andre Beteille, J.P.S Uberoi, Veena Das, and A.M. Shah. India took hold of me in my 20s."

Before the world became Eurocentric, it had China as its crucible of progress and the mightiest trading empire. The two centuries around the Christian era saw the evolution of a network of trade routes, known as the Silk Route, connecting China to many major cities in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Readings of history point to this road network being the real beginning of globalisation.

The grace of this silk conceals the arduous process behind its creation. To gather enough lotus silk threads for a small scarf, a single weaver requires 2-3 months of work.

Born in 1926, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at the age of 26. During her reign, she was a contemporary of notable figures such as Winston Churchill, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, and Harry Truman.

The edelweiss has captivated audiences worldwide since "The Sound of Music," but it is also the national flower of many Alpine countries, a symbol of purity, and has a history with Hitler and Nazism.