Peak may be about survival, but it's still a goofy time when playing with friends. Consider upping the jokes with these ...

Too many serious injuries and deaths annually are caused by inexperienced persons trying to do their own tree pruning. In most cases, the individual was trying to work off the ground on a ladder or ...

A Nature Walk in Kolkata transformed a simple stroll into an ecological awakening for youngsters. C-DRASTA's initiative, \"Know Thy Neighbour,\" educate ...

Poison ivy grows in a lot more places than you might think, so knowing how to identify it this summer is a good idea.

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that mango sap can cause skin irritation similar to poison ivy.

However, there is also a history of people breaking out in a rash after touching these objects due to their shiny finish, a glow made possible by sap from the lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) ...

The good news is that with a little knowledge, no pet (or their concerned owner) needs to suffer from poisonous plants.

Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii). This plant has toxic sap, but why any pet would even try to eat it is a mystery because they are typically covered in thorns, though there are thornless varieties!

Why? Because galamsey has turned our water into mercury soup and our forest into a moonscape. Let us not sugarcoat evil. Let us not pour honey on poison and call it herbal tea. Galamsey is not ...

A thorn tree has roughly three times the length of root to the visible above-ground stem, so anything bigger just won’t move. Next time you see a thorn tree in the middle of a huge ploughed ...

Though it’s arguably one of the most beautiful, densely thicketed, with thorn trees, shrubs, ancient baobabs and hundreds of knobbly koppies, infrastructure is failing and employment ...