Lent is not impeded upon by Easter in the same way that ... a wonderfully meditative craft of weaving a decorative crown of thorns for Lent. This can be done with trifoliate orange (like I ...

The crown of thorns is a striking houseplant with bright green foliage and tiny flowers enclosed with bright bracts of pink, red, yellow, or white. Its common name comes from the legend that this ...

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

However, that couldn't be further from the truth. Crown of thorns are a variety of succulent that has gorgeous flowering seasons, not dissimilar to orchids, and they are surprisingly easy to care for.

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 ...