The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 offers the largest global opportunity to conduct land restoration projects the world has ever known. Efforts to undertake natural carbon sequestration projects through afforestation, reforestation, and natural revegetation are happening at an increasingly larger scale each year. In addition to conducting projects for carbon sequestration, there is…

Originally written in 2022 for the ESPD55 volume, updated in 2024 The cactus Huachuma was the sun and stars that illuminated thousands of years of cultural evolution on the coast of what is now called Peru. When the Spanish conquistadors sailed onto that coast and planted a flag, those who carried the knowledge of the…

This recipe is a great way to use up under-ripe or overly sour apples or plums. These hard fruits work perfectly in this recipe, and after fermentation you are left with something wonderfully unique that is equally at home on a charcuterie board, served with wild game, or as a tasty snack or light dessert.…

The Healing Forests of Richard Evans Schultes:Inspiration for Conservation and the Search for New Drugs Derived from Ethnobotanical Research on Tropical Forest Plants Used in Traditional Medicine. Steven R. King The legacy of Richard Evans Schultes has so many facets it is difficult to do justice to the myriad of people, organizations, forests, and countries…

Cannabis, a plant with a rich and complex history intertwined with human civilization, offers a vast array of chemical compounds. Beyond the well-known tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component responsible for the “high,” lies a hidden world of rare cannabinoids with the potential to revolutionize recreational, health, and wellness markets. As we look to the future…

In winter of 1912, as Robert Falcon Scott was striving to be the first to reach the South Pole, six of his men became stranded for 17 months. In this story that ranges from north to south and from past to present, John O’Connor chronicles the group’s efforts to remain not only alive but sane…

The definitive TMK series covering pretty much everything. Produced in 2012 each of the series is 12 minutes, 12 seconds and 12 frames long. The last of the series was premiered on the 12th of December 2012 at Noon.

The bees were dancing strangely. I noticed the change in their behavior as soon as my eyes adjusted to the glow of the lab’s fluorescent lights. Normally, the bees’ fuzzy yellow and black bodies flowed smoothly through the artificial hive’s translucent tubes: here and there, clusters of workers would move in tandem as they danced…

In the realm of ethnobotany, the study of how different cultures use plants, there’s an ongoing revolution that’s quietly unfolding, powered by the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). At the heart of this revolution are large language models (LLMs), which are not only transforming our understanding of plant-based knowledge but also paving the way…

The primary function of Ayahuasca is “opening.” Opening humans to awareness of what is around us and present in our body and psyche. Opening us to the omnipresence of Divine Love, the unified field of consciousness, and entry in the mysteries. By opening, we receive high vibrational transmissions that expand our consciousness to perceive new…