Leafy greens grow best in loose, well-draining soil that holds a little moisture. Mix roughly equal parts garden soil, cocopeat and well-rotted compost or vermicompost, which gives a soft, nutritious base. Fill the bag up to about an inch below the rim, so water does not spill over when you water. Press the soil down…
AI representation/ChatGPT Two years ago, Mohammed Mumtaz Begum of Andhra Pradesh’s Tallamudi village bought a packet of vermicelli in Vijayawada and wondered why she could not make and sell the product in her hometown. That simple thought led her to start a home-based business with a ₹2 lakh bank loan. Today, her vermicelli reaches customers…
Dave Flew outside Lucknow’s health care (Instagram) For many couples, the journey towards parenthood can involve immense emotional and financial pressure. It can also mean months of doctor consultations and numerous medical tests. In their quest to become parents, British couple Dave Flew and his wife travelled all the way to Lucknow. They are now…
In the beginning, everything feels easy. You talk for hours, make plans and look forward to seeing each other. But as the relationship gets serious, one person may suddenly start pulling away. Replies become shorter, plans become less frequent, and conversations about the future feel uncomfortable. This can leave the other person wondering what went…
Not every argument ends with shouting or angry messages. Sometimes, it ends with a quick “it’s fine”, a change of topic or two people pretending nothing happened. Life goes on, the conversation moves forward, and everything looks normal. But one person may still be thinking about what happened. Avoiding conflict can feel like the easiest…
A black bear walked into a California library before opening hours, raided the staff snack stash and helped itself to honey. The timing made the unusual visit even funnier: it happened on the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh.If anyone needed a reminder of how much bears love honey, a library in California just got one. On…
While searching for fish, a number of Iranian fishermen discovered a strange sight – objects such as iPhones, expensive perfume and other goods floating on the sea surface.According to videos published online, fishermen are finding all sorts of goods lying around the shipwreck and in the boxes that are also floating on the water. The…
An injured hornbill at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam has received a pair of 3D-printed beak prostheses in a procedure believed to be the first of its kind. And the early results are encouraging: the bird started using its new beak on the very day of the surgery.The male southern ground hornbill had broken both the…
For most people, getting to work means checking traffic, allowing extra time for delays and hoping the roads are moving. For Jake Hutzler, an air traffic controller in Colorado, the journey can begin with a wing spread out on the road and a propeller strapped to his back. Instead of driving to work, Hutzler sometimes…
A dog that went missing after an avalanche in Alaska has been found alive after spending nearly 50 hours alone in the freezing wilderness. The four-year-old poodle-husky mix, LouLou, was eventually rescued with help from an Apple AirTag and a group of volunteers who refused to give up looking for her.LouLou was on a mountain…
