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The Mighty Crocodile – The Ancient Ruler of Water and Land
The Mighty Crocodile – The Ancient Ruler of Water and Land BY: Khan The very name Crocodile sends a chill down the spine. It is a large reptile that has lived on Earth for millions of years and is known for its fearsome power and stealth. The crocodile is a remarkable creature because it can live both on land and in water — which is why it is often called an amphibian giant. Though it appears clumsy on land, once it slips into the water, it becomes one of nature’s most skilled and powerful swimmers.
By Khan 4 months ago in Earth
Policy Directions for Tyre Recycling in Europe
The management of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) in Europe has evolved into a sophisticated regulatory framework aimed at resource recovery, environmental protection, and circular economy advancement. Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has shifted its policy orientation from disposal and incineration toward material and energy recovery, encouraging sustainable methods such as pyrolysis of tyre. This transformation reflects the EU’s broader ambitions under the Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan.
By Wayne Shen4 months ago in Earth
What the Lily Flower Really Means: Hidden Symbolism and Beauty
🌸 The Hidden Secrets of the Lily Flower Throughout history, humans have expressed their love, affection, and even sorrow through flowers.
By Ariana karimi4 months ago in Earth
The Taste of Science: Why We Desire Some Flavors More Than Others and How It Impacts Our Health
Introduction: The Power of Taste and What We Consume We have all been there with those spontaneous cravings that pop up—whether it's something sweet, salty, or even savory. But have you ever taken a moment to question why you desire some flavors more than others, and how these cravings influence your entire health? Taste is not merely a survival issue, but also a choice of what we prefer to eat and what we like to eat. Although we associate taste with pure joy, taste is a complex biological and psychological phenomenon grounded in evolution, culture, and emotions.
By The Chaos Cabinet4 months ago in Earth
A Man Who Can’t Be Owned By Anything
There’s a certain peace that comes when you stop wanting so damn much. Not because you’ve transcended desire like some bald monk humming in a cave, but because you’ve finally realised most of your wants aren’t even yours. They were installed — whispered by adverts, culture, convenience. You were trained to want.
By That ‘Freedom’ Guy4 months ago in Earth
The Bat That Fish at Night. AI-Generated.
When most people think of bats, they imagine creatures flapping through the night sky, chasing moths and mosquitoes. But in parts of Central and South America, and even across Asia, lives a remarkable species that took a different path. Instead of feasting on insects, this bat hunts fish — using sound, precision, and lightning-fast reflexes. It’s called the fishing bat, or more scientifically, Noctilio leporinus — the greater bulldog bat.
By Secret4 months ago in Earth
The Bird That Builds Hanging Cities in Trees. AI-Generated.
A City in the Sky If you ever wander beneath the dry acacia trees of Namibia or Botswana, you might look up and think you’ve found an abandoned haystack hanging from a branch. But that massive tangle of grass and twigs isn’t a mistake of nature — it’s a masterpiece.
By Secret4 months ago in Earth
Green Economy and Energy Transition: Differences and Similarities, by Stanislav Kondrashov
In this era of major energy transformations, we often hear about two concepts that are somehow interconnected and closely interdependent: the green economy and the energy transition. Stanislav Kondrashov, founder of TELF AG, has often spoken about these topics, emphasizing the fact that these are two absolutely crucial dynamics for the planet's economic and energy future.
By Stanislav Kondrashov4 months ago in Earth
Earth: The One-of-a-Kind Planet — But How Unique Is It, Really?
Look up at the night sky and you’ll see countless stars scattered across an endless canvas. Each one could have planets orbiting it some rocky, some gaseous, some maybe even Earth-like. Yet among all of them, our world remains an exception. Scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets over the years, but none match Earth’s perfect mix of distance, composition, and stability that allows life to thrive.
By kashif khan4 months ago in Earth
The End of the Earth – A Glimpse Into Our Future
It’s hard to imagine a world without the Earth we know today. The blue oceans, the green forests, the soft winds, and the warmth of sunlight have always been part of our story. But what if one day, all of this began to fade? What if the Earth slowly reached its end—not through a sudden explosion or asteroid impact—but through a quiet, painful decline?
By kashif khan4 months ago in Earth
Exchanging Africa for America.
I’ve always been a city boy, born in Southern Rhodesia, in 1959, I lived in a very beautiful city, Bulawayo, a colonial city with broad streets, clean, the 2nd largest in the country. Under populated by the white settlers of mostly British descent, and surrounded by suburbs and townships of of local blacks, mostly Ndebele tribe, but also other smaller tribes from the whole country and surrounding countries like South Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mozambique, Botswana, SouthWest Africa.They would commute into the business district in busses, called chicken busses, overloaded with passengers and livestock like chickens, pigs, goats, hence the name. And also East Indians who moved up from South Africa and Uganda when they were forced to leave because of the persecution of Idi Amin. The city had very few stop lights, in the local vernacular robots. On other major intersections there would be a smartly uniformed traffic constable with a whistle, white gloves, and performing crisp hand signals to control traffic flow. Then I lived in Durban, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, a very big city, sprawling, noisy, teeming with people, when my father divorced my mother and basically kidnapped me.Not because he wanted me, but to piss off my mother. For a while I moved around to small beachside towns and villages down the South Coast from Durban, where I haunted the beaches surfing and volunteering as a life guard., during my high school years. It was the 1970s, during the apartheid era. Blacks had their own schools, lived in their own towns, there was no intermingling of races. Where I lived was in Zululand, and south of there were the Xhosa tribe. East of there was the Ndebele. So I grew up around all these tribes, and I didn’t know how wonderful and amazing they were until I was gone from there.But then my life changed once I graduated, I joined the merchant marines, sailing in big container ships docking at harbor cities all around Around South Africa, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, until it was discovered by my recruiter that I was an illegal resident of South Africa. My father never registered me to live in South Africa.Then back to Rhodesia, to fight in the civil war, defending my country of birth from the nationalist terrorists who wanted independence from the British settlers. I spent 3 1/2 years in the bush, fighting and seeing parts of Africa I had never seen before. Binga, probably the most isolated territory of Rhodesia, bordering Zambia to the west, separated by the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. The biggest man made dam at that time. It was where the war first started, with terrorists infiltrated the country after being trained in camps in Zambia by Russian military personal and equipped by the Soviets. Mostly Ndebele men, but at the same time the Shona tribe was being enflamed by nationalism and stoked by the communist Chinese to rise up. They left Rhodesia for training in Russia, but were equipped by the Chinese. When in 1975 Mozambique became independent from from Portugal, the border to the east of Rhodesia became easy crossing point for terrorists. We lost the war, and Rhodesia was gone forever, it became Zimbabwe. I emigrated to America, settled in San Francisco Bay Area, living in and working in small and large cities for 25 years, then moved up to the Sierra Nevada mountains where I live now, rural, wild, isolated, the nearest shopping town Marysville 1 hour away. It is the gateway to the historic gold fields of California, and still a part of the Wild West. There are abandoned gold mines scattered around, some are open for tourists to tour, some are just fenced off. None are working mines. The ravages of hydraulic mining 100 hundred years ago can still be seen on hillsides, erosion in the riverbanks, made impassible for paddle boats that used to ply their way from the gold fields of Nevada City, Grass Valley to Marysville. Indians (Native Americans) still live here, on reservations, and in private houses, still participate in gatherings and ceremonies like pow wow events. my wife and I participate in those events, selling beads and jewelry components that the dancers wear on their clothing. Pow Wows attract tribes (called nations) from all over North America (USA, Canada, Mexico, and sometimes a rare appearance by Central American tribes) I love it here, it is so like Africa but different. Nothing is like Africa. Now, instead of African tribes, there are Native American tribes like the Maidu who live all around the county, fish for salmon in the Yuba River, and now mostly live in the reservation in Oroville. Or Miwok tribe, who are scattered all over Northern California, from Yosemite to Mount Shasta. Instead of elephant, giraffe, lion and kudu, we have bear, mountain lion and wolves. Coyote and deer. It is just as wild as Rhodesia was, but with an American touch. Big cities are close by, within driving distance, like Reno, Nevada, Sacramento , San Francisco, and 6 hours away, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles. I couldn’t have picked a better place to live.
By Guy lynn4 months ago in Earth
Who’s Got Your Goat?
There are more than 300 goat breeds, which are under the genus Capra in the family Bovidae. Goats come in a variety of colors, sizes, and uses. They are raised for a variety of reasons, including hair fibers, dairy, meat, and even companionship. I would keep a goat as a companion and enjoy goat cheese.
By Rasma Raisters4 months ago in Earth