Unlock healthier hair with nature's best! Castor oil, rich in ricinoleic acid, seals moisture and strengthens strands, ideal for dry, brittle hair. Coconut oil, with lauric acid, penetrates deeply, ...

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Lumberjack, engineer, construction worker; roles humanity has occupied for centuries. Despite our accomplishments in these fields, mankind wasn’t the originator. Before humans, it was beavers, ...

Along the water behind the IMA, a four-legged brown-haired rodent punches into work as the sun slowly dips behind the horizon. The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two beaver ...

The value of the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) lies as much in his teeth and his temperament as in his fur. In April, his working season starts. He fells trees with his sharp incisors, ...

Land managers are reintroducing North American beaver (Castor canadensis) into Western United States (U.S) waterways to restore degraded riparian ecosystems. Beavers create cascades of sequential dams ...

In April, water is everywhere, mostly liquid despite Mother Nature’s wry attempts to turn it back to ice. I just finished a book about a connoisseur of water, a creature so adapted to it that it can ...

Castor oil, extracted from the Ricinus communis plant seeds, can relieve constipation and support gut health when consumed in small, food-grade doses. It must be used cautiously to avoid side effects ...

Constipation is an uncomfortable yet common issue that most of us experience at some point. While lifestyle changes and dietary tweaks can often help, there are times when you might need something ...

Are you struggling with hair thinning or brittleness? If your hair refuses to grow or seems to break easily, you are not alone. Several people face these challenges in their daily lives, which often ...

Nature’s best engineer, and the largest rodent in North America, might be living right in your neighborhood. Meet Castor canadensis, the beaver. Originally found across the state in large numbers, the ...