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Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the divine treasurer of the gods, serving as the lord of the Yakshas and the guardian of the northern direction. He is prominently featured in ancient Indian texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, where he rules the mythical city of Alaka. Often depi...

Arkhangelsk, also known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast in northwestern Russia. It sits on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its mouth at the White Sea. Historically, the city was Russia's principal seaport for international trade duri...

Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium, formerly Epilobium angustifolium) is a tall perennial herb native to temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a pioneer species that rapidly colonizes disturbed ground, including areas burned by wildfire, logged forest, and roadsides. The p...

Dinosaur Comics is a webcomic created by Canadian writer Ryan North in 2003. Nearly every regular installment uses the same six panels of pixelated dinosaur artwork, while the dialogue changes to explore language, philosophy, science, relationships, and absurd hypothetical situations. Its recurring...

The beaverpond clubtail, Phanogomphus borealis, is a dragonfly in the clubtail family Gomphidae. It occurs in Canada and the northern United States, where it is associated with ponds, marshy waters, and slow aquatic habitats, including ponds created or modified by beavers. Like other dragonflies, it...

Whales Back is an esker in Canada that visually resembles a whale's back, serving as a distinct glacial sediment deposit across the Canadian Shield.

Amar Ujala is a major Hindi-language daily newspaper in India founded in 1948, widely read across the northern and western states of the country.

The toad crab is a benthic marine crustacean found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, noted for its distinctly bulky, dome-shaped carapace.