Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

People are seeking strong wood for lasting use. The Janka test measures wood hardness. This article highlights ten of the world's hardest woods. Quebracho leads the list, known for extreme toughness.

The surest way to lose something valuable is to persist in ignorance about its value. Viewed from an ecological viewpoint, Roughbark lignum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale) might not belong to these parts.

VALDEZ “VJ” Edgecombe Jr, the latest Bahamian sporting personality to rise to fame and fortune, said he was surprised that he was among the latest Bahamians to be honoured by the Bahamas Government.

A walk into centuries past is achieved with a visit to Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park off the coast of Islamorada near Mile Marker 77.5. A historic house made from natural material such as rocks ...

BWA KWAYIB, Dominica’s National Flower, is produced by a small tree from Dominica’s dry forests There is a popular expression, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and several territories in the ...

With a name like Lily Blossom Bloom, becoming a florist is the natural path for Blake Lively‘s character in “It Ends With Us.” Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel provides detailed description for the ...

The graphic pays tribute to Jamaican nature, featuring symbols of its national bird (doctor bird) and national flower (lignum vitae). The away jersey sees a similar graphic from the home jersey ...