Central and South America is home to a number of psychotropic cacti, most of which share the active constituent mescaline. An important psychotropic cactus is the San Pedro Cacti, Echinopsis pachanoi, native to the Andes […]
Having been known and written about since at least the sixteenth century, Lophophora williamsii is a cactus that lives in the Texan desert and is also native to South America. Within these regions, it’s fair […]
Interest in the mandrake has grown recently, due to curiosity regarding organic plants, herbal healing, use in homoeopathy and folk medicine […]
The Fly Agaric, one of the most iconic, magical and frequently drawn fungi has been used throughout the ages for its hallucinogenic properties […]
Frogs and toads play a wide variety of roles in ancient cultures, appearing in stories, myths, legends, fairy-tales, religions, art, and proverbs. Often nature is looked to for inspiring stories to explain the inexplicable; in trying to make sense […]
Britain’s favourite species, voted for by the public in 2013 was the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Hedgehogs, characterized by their covering of protective spines and short dark legs, are an unmistakable sight over much of Europe, […]
People have long since sought peace of mind and a sense of well-being within nature, and recently much scientific research has been conducted to evaluate the positive impact that proximity to nature can have on […]
The serpent is one of the most prolific and ambiguous symbols of humankind, with its vast history in art, mythology and religious iconography, it has found its way into every culture. Some feared the snake, […]
This article provides a brief discussion of the key points in the history of British woodlands with a historic account of tree species found in the UK. The history of British woodlands since the last glaciations is, in geological time, […]
On April 26th, 1986, the Unit 4 reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power station, located eight miles north of Kiev in the former USSR exploded. It was the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever experienced. […]
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