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The World Tree | A Musing on Yggdrasil
The premise behind birth–be it of a child, a creative endeavour or a business–has its roots in the world tree of which we are all a branch that bears fruit.
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A Barren Desert’s Fertile River | A Story of Ancient Egypt
The Egyptians were aware of the unique environment in which they were placed and where they flourished.
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A Dog’s World | The Ever-Evolving Companion
How did the wild wolf become a cute puppy? One theory that has been proposed is that the wolf chose to domesticate itself by choosing to associate itself with humans.
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Survival of the Driest | How Life Flourishes in the Desert
Deserts are among the planet’s last remaining areas of total wilderness. Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth’s population live in desert regions.
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The Disposable Shoe | The Jipsin of Korea
Wouldn’t it be great if we could purchase disposal shoes for outdoor occasions?
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The Alluring Aurora Borealis and The Stargazing Polar Bear
If there’s any animal that I’d consider a born-and-bred stargazer, it would be the polar bear.
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The Golden Mother Eagle | A Story of the Nomadic Kazakh Burkitshi
To domesticate the eagle, it is fed by hand and will henceforth reside with the hunter’s family.
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Atolls and Submarine Volcanoes | The Primal Power of Creation
Volcanoes don’t always erupt above ground for the whole world to see. More than 70 percent of all volcanic eruptions occur underwater.
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Fishing for Foie Gras | A Story of the Sea Urchin
What do the starfish and the sea urchin have in common? They are both echinoderms.
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The Primal Force of Nature | When Volcanoes Awaken
Volcanoes are Nature’s architects. In the aftermath of its destructive force lays the potential for a new creation.
Twinn Swan 