Each successive epoch of evolution has infused infinite variety in the plant kingdom. Out of hundreds of thousand species of vegetation, only a few occupy pride of place due to unique characteristics.

There is no better way of introducing a magician than by describing one of his patent tricks. Let’s introduce world’s greatest magician, Harry Houdini, who hailed from Hungary and later settled in the USA, in the same way.

The organisers of the quadrennial World Cup cricket tournament have been introducing some new features in the World Cup matches ever since the first World Cup cricket tournament was held in 1975.

Come summer and our refrigerators start getting loaded with chilled water bottles, juices, ice creams etc to beat the heat. But what do creatures like the squirrel, pigeon, elephant etc do to have some respite from the summer heat?