Lady of the Forest
Forest and life are concepts that have always been closely and inextricably linked because the forest is life and gives life, both to other plants and animals, and to us …
Category: Nature
From magma to surface
The rock cycle is a circular process by which new rocks are formed from existing ones. In this circular process that lasts for millions of years, it is difficult to …
The realm of minerals
I was standing in front of something unknown, as yet unseen, that preoccupied me, in front of something that was full of both beauty and tenderness and grace. Large crystals …
An immortal jellyfish
Christian Sommer, a German student of marine biology, spending the summer of 1988 on the Italian Riviera, dived daily at the foot of the Portofino cliffs and surveyed the seabed, …
The language of birds
There have always been legends about human beings who had the ability to communicate with birds and understand their language. For example, St. Francis of Assisi preached to birds, and …
Horse – man’s noble companion
The horse is one of those animals that can leave few indifferent – everyone who has met this beautiful and noble animal at least once in their life knows what …
Incense – the scent of kings
With the chisel, a gray, paper-thin bark of the tree breaks off, from the “wound” of which milky white drops of resin are secreted – tears that harden in contact …
Danxia – Chinese geological phenomenon
The Geological Park of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known worldwide as China’s Danxia, is located in the southern, subtropical regions of China. It stretches in the shape of a crescent from …
Beauty of nature: Rosemary
Whenever we pass a rosemary bush, something makes us bend down, smell it and pick a few leaves. We are attracted by that sharp scent, a bit like lemon and …
The spirit of the hive
The way of life of bees has always aroused human curiosity. Observing them in a patrol of flowers, a valuable crowd in the hive and especially the perfect structure of …
Amber – the gold of the north
From ancient times, people have found yellowish pebbles of unusual properties and special beauty on the banks of rivers, seas and swamps. In some of the pieces found were completely …