Trekking here takes you into the land of rare wildlife including gorillas and forest elephants. The dense canopy keeps the ...

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A new study co-authored by BirdLife’s Chief Scientist Dr Stuart Butchart and published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity reveals ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ancient and well-travelled grain.

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Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

In a medium saucepan, heat the cream, vanilla bean and sugar to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve ...

Our Women, Our Strength’ is the stories of the women who carry ancient traditions forward through their craft and boldly ...

Photographing them was a thrilling experience that brought me in contact with plants that most of us know nothing about but ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...