Articles in Nature
In Kerala, tropical southern India, most rubber tree farms are very small-a typical holding is less than 20 acres. These are not rubber plantations with thousands of acres of land. Kerala-based Cocolatex, supplies natural Dunlop …
There are many different kinds of trees that stem from different parts of the world. Here is a list of some of them, as well as the country’s other national treasures.
Japanese trees:
Japanese trees, often known …
The word Jasper means, “spotted or speckled stone”, it comes from the Greek word iaspis, and Latin iaspidem. Jasper is one of the oldest known gemstones, and was very popular in ancient times. It has …
Bird nest soup has been a delicacy in Chinese cuisine for five hundred years since the Ming Dynasty. It has plenty of nutritional benefits such as it promotes quick recovery from lung infection and makes …
A conch is a type of edible snail that dwells in the ocean, particularly the warm waters of the Caribbean. Conch is actually a type of mollusk that lives in a spiral shaped shell. They …
The term volcano originated from the name Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. A volcano forms when there is a rupture or natural occurring opening in the Earth’s crust that allows melted rock called magma, …
The unofficial national pastime in Belize is enjoying the often secluded and always intriguing natural environment that not only captivates the minds of visitors on the sandy peninsula of Placencia, but in Cayo where impressive …
All flowers have meaning. They have their own language and people have been using them since the Victorian Age as symbols expressing their feelings. Today, these fragile blooms are used to express one sentiment or …
It is truly amazing how much of our modern day technology is inspired by Mother Nature, that is to say that human invention, innovation, and all of our new concepts are inspired by that which …
Hydrilla is an aquatic plant. It is usually considered to contain only one species, Hydrilla verticillata. It is also referred to as H. asiatica, H. japonica, H. lithuanica, or H. ovalifolica. Some characteristics are listed …