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It may be the stunning appearance of the monarch butterflies that wins them admirers, but what makes them a species to marvel at, is their incredible ability to fly across a whole continent. When fall starts, fluttering those striking hues … Continued

One look at it and one falls in love with its one-of-a-kind color, and the allure of its pure soul. Its charm is wild and yet its elegance is unmatched. Its life is mysterious as it thrives at the arduous … Continued

A few years back I was traveling to California when the guy at the airline counter asked me casually, why I was going there. I replied that I was visiting the Redwoods. Enthusiastically he remarked, “Oh that place is magical, … Continued

When someone asks, which is my favorite tree, I often say – the one I can sit under right now. Not only the purest means to attain calm and blessedness, but it is also the only way one can travel … Continued

I had a blink-and-you-miss-it, yet, eternal glimpse of a giant cactus pointing its mighty hand towards the sky. It was, the tallest cactus I had ever seen. So tall, it would dwarf the humans standing beside. Before I could see … Continued

Not long ago, people at the Maafaru Airport on an island of Maldives found a large green sea turtle lying in the middle of a newly constructed tarmac. They were baffled to see that the turtle was laying eggs right … Continued

Some evenings, with a pang of yearning, I stare at the hole in the backyard fence from where they entered at twilight hours, ever so quietly. Ethereal orangish rays of the setting sun filter through that hole, making it look … Continued

Carrying millions of passengers Japan’s Shinkasen trains travel throughout the country at speeds of 150–200 mph. In their initial years, when they would travel through tunnels, the wave would cause a loud sonic boom at the exit which could be … Continued