Mother-of-pearl is the hard, silvery, internal layer of several kinds of shells, especially oysters, the large varieties of which in the Indian Seas secrete this coat of sufficient thickness to ...

O my heavy-eyed mother! The pale pink sky no longer brings me the joy, As it does to the sunbirds to fill the air with blissful melodies, As it does to the seasoned foragers to take pen and ...

New street signs marking the birthplace of Queen Elizabeth II have been unveiled ... the future George VI and Queen Mother, moved to a bigger house in Piccadilly later that year.

The final major astronomical event of April will feature the moon shining alongside Venus, Saturn, and Mercury, according to AccuWeather. The event is set to unfold before daybreak on Friday, April 25 ...

Across the world, those who looked up at the sky on the morning of Apr. 25, 2025, would have seen a smiling crescent face. Not so in Singapore. This celestial event occurred because of a double ...