It used to be that people headed out in the wilderness wearing not much more than cotton and wool. Then, synthetic fabrics replaced some of the classics with promises of being lighter, waterproof, ...

She is currently the owner of a brand specialising in handicraft products made from coconut shells quite famous in the province. Decor hangings with lotus flower patterns made of coconut shell by ...

If you've ever tried cracking open a coconut, then you're no doubt aware of how structurally strong they are. Well, scientists from Germany's University of Freiburg recently analyzed coconut shells, ...

Maria Kuriakose sources raw material for her business — coconut shells — from mills that extract the oil from the mature kernel (copra) and discard the exocarp. At the hands of artisans from across ...

What do you do with green coconut shells after drinking the water? Among various possibilities, Cleitiane da Costa Nogueira, 32, saw the chance to use this material to generate fuel. The chemical ...

Cucurbita pepo, also known as elegede or agbeje, in Yoruba is the pumpkin I discussed last week not Telfairia occidentalis (Ugu). I got lots of questions on this and I hope this makes it clear now. I ...

Ingenious ideas come in many shapes and sizes, but when they do, it’s often the result of applying some lateral thinking to something that’s hiding in plain sight. So it was with Carbon Air, the ...

Bengalureans are now seeing vendors collecting coconut shells, a once-discarded waste product. Almost every part of the ...