Did you know that there are more than 7,000 different varieties of apples in the world? Some are sweet and crisp, others tart and tangy; some soft and juicy, others dense and mild. Each fall, once the temperatures plummet and the leaves begin to drop, my family and I go to one of our nearby…

CAIRO—Floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 50 people and inundated over 8,170 homes since the rainy season started, a senior police official said Saturday. Nineteen fatalities have been recorded in North Kordofan province, followed by Nile River province, which reported seven deaths, said Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for…

There’s more to organic gardening than just swapping one kind of input for another. It in fact requires you to change the way you think about the soil, air and water, how your choices impact your local ecosystem, and how this way of growing affects the person who eats the plant. Which is usually you and your…