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Guinea Pigs are small rodents found in mountainous regions. They dig burrows in the soil and communicate by whistling. Their ...

The incredible botanical coincidence comes just two and a half weeks after the flower named Putricia became a global ...

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I can’t believe it’s almost spring. Along with its sunnier days and blooming flowers, spring also brings a feeling of newness ...

Axel Rudakubana was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from London’s Belmarsh Prison for a hearing to correct his sentence. Former ice hockey player Philip Hamer, 34, groomed girls ...

The humble snowdrop paves the way for the more colourful and larger spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips. It may be smaller ...

Here's how to identify the insects eating your garden leaves by the evidence they leave behind. If leafcutter bees are ...

Friends, now within touching distance of my 90th milestone, I have taken the decision, after careful consideration, to stop writing for The Phuket News. Thanks are due to all of you out there who have ...

There is something about the stench of corpse flowers that draws curious people far and wide when the giant blooms spew their ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

The beetles all measured between 4 to 5 inches long and are worth $1,480. At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese ...