In many Nigerian households, the sweet-and-sour taste of udara is a familiar delight. Known in English as the African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) and as Agbalumo among the Yoruba, the fruit is ...

Embers, the odor of sage and thumping rhythms drifted into the Saturday night sky. The full moon peered at a group singing in unison around a fire pit. “Some say namaste. Some say aho mitakuye oyasin.

Trees are mentioned throughout the 66 books of the Bible. From the Tree of Good and Evil in Genesis 2:9 to the Tree of Life found in the book of Revelation 22:1, trees play an important role in the ...

A 75-foot oak in my back yard impresses me with its intelligence. Trees protect and interact with each other more than I knew. Trees in my yard and the adjacent back field form a community that “talks ...

Now that we find ourselves in the midst of summer and having celebrated the mid-summer holiday known as the Fourth of July, we have to admit that there are many things that characterize “Good Old ...