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In 1831, Swedish Navy planted 300,000 oak trees on Visingsö for future warships; when they were ready in 1975, Navy rejected the timber as ships had switched to steel, leaving a forest behindSweden's Navy undertook an intriguing initiative by planting oak trees on Visingsö to secure timber for future warships. Decades later, as ...- Invasive tree of heaven is helping spotted lanternflies spread across US by feeding them its toxic sap; here’s why scientists are using it as a trapThe tree of heaven, an invasive species, facilitates the spread of the spotted lanternfly by providing an abundant source of plant sap. To ...
- Scientists spent 10 years searching for East Asia's tallest tree—what they found was extraordinaryResearchers found East Asia's tallest tree, a Taiwania fir, standing 84.1 meters high. This discovery followed a decade-long scientific exp...
- Japanese mindset of the day: 'Consistency is power' - this Japanese saying teaches life lessons on consistent effort, patience, persistence, how to achieve your goals and how small daily efforts lead to success over timeJapanese mindset of the day: Meaningful achievements are built through small, steady steps over time. This mindset encourages patience and ...
- Russian proverb of the day: ‘No matter how high the eagle flies, it must eventually…’ - A timeless lesson on staying grounded, practicing humility and letting go of prideSuccess can be a deceptive trap, leading to arrogance and detachment. Today's Russian proverb of the day reminds us that even the highest a...
- Quote of the Day by Aryabhata: "Just as a person in a boat moving forward sees the..." - A timeless lesson on curiosity, scientific reasoning, and lifelong learning by the legendary pioneer of indian astronomy whose mathematical brilliance changed humanity's understanding of the cosmosToday's Quote of the Day by Aryabhata reveals a surprising truth that challenged the world's understanding of the universe more than 1,500 ...
- Quote of the Day by Anne Frank: “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is…” - Timeless lessons on nature, healing, hope, and why the natural world remains humanity’s greatest source of comfort, by the Jewish victim of the Holocaust and author of The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank, writing from hiding, found solace in nature's enduring beauty as a remedy for fear and unhappiness. Her profound belief that co...
- Forget concrete, steel or wood. One state in India, has ‘living bridges’ which last for 500 yearsMeghalaya's Khasi community crafts extraordinary 'living bridges' from the roots of rubber fig trees, a testament to natural engineering. T...
- Happiness: it's limitlessIf someone is rich, it may be difficult for you to become rich since riches exist in a quantity. If someone is powerful in a material way, ...
- Work of Gods Or spiritsWhen I have fasted for five days, I no longer have any thought of praise or blame, of skill or clumsiness. And when I have fasted for seven...
- South Korean stars Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon announce the birth of their baby boyPark Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon got hitched early this year and are now proud parents. The star couple started dating in 2017.
- View: When Krishna didn't miss the wood for Indra's precious Parijata TreeFor the privileged too, an Indian summer spells succulent mangoes, from alphonsos to sundaris and langdas. But even as temperatures rise, o...
- Valuation Of Values
- Parrot and Dying TreeOne day, a hunter unintentionally pierced the core of the tree with a poisoned arrow. The tree began to wither away. Rather than abandon th...
- A 65-feet tall tree, over 10,000 lights, and a last wish: Mumbai's Christmas storyAs tall as a seven-storey building, it is attracting visitors for being India's tallest fully-decorated Christmas tree.
- Now, crowd-funding comes to live music gigsWhat is disheartening to most artistes, especially upcoming ones, is that the attention of the audience is shared between food, conversation
- The eternal seedWhat’s more, if we pose the same questions now, they suddenly become so much simpler. Meaning, so what was there before the seed?
- Love's LabourFollowing the leaf-print of spring, your columnist journeyed to a 'roots-of-the-soil' nursery in Pune. His 'object of desire' was Madhavi L...
- Bael Out!In mid-March, the thorny bael or the bilva tree is bereft of leaves. But it is still laden with large globular fruit.
- The illusory victory of lossOnce upon a time there was a disciple of the Buddha who had reached the enlightenment of Great Emptiness where it was said the Eternal Real...
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