The first time I accompanied Equine Veterinarian Louie Enos to a client's estate and to watch him work was the summer of 2006. When we arrived at the stable, the client was just finishing her mare's grooming. Louie first asked the owner to walk her horse around the expansive barn hallway so that he could observe how the horse moved. Once he had assessed the mare, he then asked the owner to hold the lead rope and stand still along side her horse.

How aware are we really, as a modern civilization, as a culture, as individuals? How much of what encompasses our environments do we richly engage, and how much do we miss? What uncommon experiences await us when we chose to become present with the world around us and observe with an open mind? How much more depth and breadth of "nature" is there to experience, to understand and to know?

In a 1986 interview with the Daily Mail, Prince Charles was asked about his habits in the garden. "I just come and talk to the plants," he said. "[It's] really very important to talk to them. They respond, I find." His comments provoked widespread ridicule and merciless media attention, with some reporters delightedly labeling the prince as "potty."

The normal temperature range for growing lemon trees is seventy to fifty-five degrees. Below fifty-four degrees Fahrenheit they go into dormancy, which is why much of the world's citrus is grown in sun belts like Florida and California. But although the average temperature at Sepp Holzer's farm is 39.5 degrees (4.2 degrees Celsius), sometimes plunging to thirteen degrees below zero during the winter, his one hundred acre property known as the Krameterhof is home to 30,000 fruit trees, including many citrus.

The world of nutrition and healthy eating sometimes resembles more of a minefield than a fertile pasture. Between contradictory studies, polarized opinions and constantly revised (and occasionally interchangeable) lists of "good foods" and "bad foods," successfully navigating the perils of the modern Western diet can be a challenge.

What is water? Everyone, including our future scientists, is taught that water is simply H₂O - two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen - and nothing more. However, the scientific researchers who delve deeply into the study of liquid water continue to be puzzled by the complex and unusual ways in which water molecules will bond with each other under differing circumstances.

It's one thing to appreciate the importance of music, particularly classical music, and how its complex melodies and harmonies can uplift an environment and support a healthier, more joyful life. But what about the professional musicians who play the music? Wouldn't the thoughts of musicians during performance or recordings also affect the quality of the music the audience listens to?

After thirty years of swimming with dolphins and whales, Joan Ocean is regarded as an authority on the subject of dolphin and whale communication. Ocean developed the remarkable methodologies for this pioneering work and has authored two books translated into eight languages: Dolphin Connection and Dolphins into the Future.

When as a boy I first watched the wild horses out on the Nevada desert, I was immediately surprised by the fact that there was a clearly defined language that they used. I was further surprised by the realization that it was a silent language, one of gestures, much like signing for the deaf.

What are the limits to our knowledge about nature? How much more is there to learn about what we currently classify as the "natural world?" As technology continues to evolve, will our understanding of nature expand to incorporate phenomena of which we were previously unaware?

Greetings and salutations. I am Ramtha the Enlightened One, Lord of the Wind, indeed servant unto Christ, indeed servant unto you. Let's have a drink to aqueous substance, water, for reality changes even in what we consume and what we drink. When we toast fine wine to health and longevity, we have changed its molecular structure to help our DNA prepare to live long.