Tag Archives: India

Clean Water Shortages Worldwide: how to fight disease, such as Covid-19?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

“According to a point of Buddhism, water is the most valuable and most important thing because of its connection with disease,” says the monastery’s facilities manager, Urgyan. “Clean water helps everything: healthy body, healthy mind.” A Nepalese Region Reclaims Its … Continue reading →

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The Significance of Aurochs

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

During the Pliocene, the colder climate caused an extension of open grassland, which led to the evolution of large grazers, such as wild bovines. Bos acutifrons is an extinct species of cattle that has been suggested as an ancestor for … Continue reading →

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Mesoamerican “cradle of civilisation” and the Osmec head sculptures

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

66 million years ago a massive asteroid hit the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in what we now call the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Amazingly, much of the earth healed eventually, and new creatures evolved to replace those which had been … Continue reading →

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Adam Smith: Part XI

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

When Adam Smith was 17, Britain was at war against Spain, ostensibly due to an old grievance of a Captain Robert Jenkins. His merchant ship was boarded by Spanish coast guards and Jenkins had his ear sliced off by one of … Continue reading →

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