These beautiful blooms can protect your home from squirrels, mice, and, of course, rats. As the name of this plant implies, the crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) efficacy for repelling rats lies ...

Over time, Christians adopted this tradition and made a few changes. They still hung holly on doors for protection, but now the pointed leaves represented the crown of thorns placed on Christ’s head ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...