Dragon fruit or pitaya are fascinating in many ways. They come from a tropical, climbing cactus (Hylocereus) that might be ...

People stay up at night to enjoy the opening of the flowers of the tropical wonder Epiphyllum petalum, better known by its ...

The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat has been discovered in Arizona via the utilization of citizen science from residents in ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

A tall, column-shaped cactus native to South America goes by many names, including Queen of the Night cactus, Hedge cactus, ...

Australia's ecosystem could face a disastrous future if the cause of a mystery illness killing two of the country's most ...

A record number of lorikeets and flying foxes are being hospitalised with a mystery illness putting wildlife volunteers under ...

You Won’t Believe How These Flying Mammals Save Our Planet Every Night. Bats, those mysterious creatures that often send shivers down our spines, are actually working tirelessly to keep our ecosystems ...

As the new year rolls in, a much more important holiday for New Orleanians follows closely on its heels: Twelfth Night, the official start of Carnival season in the Crescent City. Each year on Jan.

There are two types of people: those who take down their Christmas decorations straight away and those who leave them up for months on end. But if you’re in two minds, there is actually a ...

Twelfth Night is not a national holiday in the UK and is nowhere near as celebrated as Christmas. But, you may well have heard of it, perhaps through your digital calendar or through the famous ...