Bumblebees are adapting to climate change, but remain in serious danger
Bumblebees can help plants flower more quickly. However, pesticides, parasites and climate change are putting this key species in serious danger.
Japan, cherry blossom season will arrive early in spring 2019 because of climate change
Every year, just for a few weeks, everybody in Japan goes crazy for hanami, the iconic cherry blossom season. The forecast for spring 2019 is that it will arrive earlier than usual again.
Plant behaviour finally recognised as a form of intelligence
Italian plant neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso has been working tirelessly to teach the world that plants are intelligent creatures that are able to communicate with each other in order to find nutrients, propagate their species and defend themselves against predators. Naturalist Charles Darwin introduced this notion in the late 1800s, although it was not taken seriously
10 plants blooming in winter gardens
Nature never sleeps. And when we can’t take a break from cold temperatures, there are plants that can colour our winter garden.
Australian flowers, what are they and which are their properties
Australian flowers have an ancient story that embraces many cultures. They have a quick effect and are as powerful as the country from which they come from.
Tackling insomnia with essential oils
Aromatherapy is an effective and natural solution in case of insomnia. Let’s see which essential oils to choose to tackle sleep disorders.
Oslo to create a bee highway
People are increasingly committing themselves to protect one of the Planet’s most important pollinators: bees. And in Norway they are creating a green corridor exactly for them.
Lavender in cooking
The scent and flavour of lavender flowers and leaves can be employed in a number of ways in cooking. They can flavour sweets and give a different yet scrumptious taste to savoury dishes. Lavender risotto: just delicious.
Video shows the extraordinary beauty of blossoming cherry trees in Japan
We’ve already talked about the flowering of sakura in Japan, and about hanami. All that’s left is to enjoy this stunning high-definition video of blossoming cherry trees that shows the extraordinary beauty Japanese people can admire during the spring. The footage is by Gaijin Tips.
Cherry trees are blossoming, Japan celebrates hanami
Sakura means cherry tree in Japanese. Hanami is a yearly tradition celebrated in the capital, Tokyo, and other cities where these plants decorate the streets, and takes place between the end of March and the beginning of April. The object of everyone’s attention is the thousand-year-old recurrence of cherry trees blossoming, which captivates the entire