The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...

Its huge flowering structure (the spadix) can be up to three metres in height and one to two metres across, which is why it ...

Need a breath of fresh air? From cherry blossoms and azaleas to cacti and rock art, these stunning gardens around the country ...

Its huge flowering structure (the spadix) can be up to three metres in height and one to two metres across, which is why it has the wonderfully apt Latin name of Amorphophallus titanium ... Not all ...

November is the month of ‘all souls’, a time steeped in reflection and remembrance, and with Christmas on the horizon, many others will wish to ensure the resting places of loved ones are tended to ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Voting is underway in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency for the by-election. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut against 15 other candidates. The bypoll was ...