The best strimmers for tidying up your garden
As all gardeners know — whether you're a green-fingered casual or landscaping professional – the secret to a beautiful lawn is blood, sweat, and tears. Well, that and tooling up with the best gear available.Investing in good tools is abso.....»»
Ex-Sony exec opens up about efforts to bring PlayStation hits to PC
"There's no losing in this transaction," says former PlayStation Studios head Shawn Layden. Enlarge (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) Sony has a long history of keeping its first-party games behind the walled garden of consol.....»»
The plant invaders posing a headache for conservationists
The tall and attractive stranger has showy plumes and can make itself at home at the coast, in the city or even in your garden......»»
Invasive plants are still for sale as garden ornamentals, research shows
Results of a new study by ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that 1,330 nurseries, garden centers and online retailers are still offering hundreds of invasive plant species as ornamental garden plants. This includes 20 species.....»»
Soil tested for hidden contaminants in community gardens
This year saw many people rediscovering an interest in gardening, digging in the dirt and maybe even harvesting vegetables from a garden plot. But around the Puget Sound, not all garden soils are created equal. Soil, particularly in urban areas, can.....»»
The next generation of information processing is through coherent gate operations
Many of us swing through gates every day—points of entry and exit to a space like a garden, park or subway. Electronics have gates too. These control the flow of information from one place to another by means of an electrical signal. Unlike a garde.....»»
Spiders eating snakes, oh my! Here are the photographs to prove it
Some species of spider can conquer snakes that are 10 to 30 times their size. Enlarge / A brown widow spider feeding on a Brahminy blindsnake in a garden house in Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico. (credit: Matias Martinez) What's a spider with a discr.....»»
Botanists name astonishing new species of "fairy lantern" from Malaysian rainforests
Oxford University Scientist Dr. Chris Thorogood from Oxford Botanic Garden teamed up with Siti-Munirah at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, and local explorer Dome Nikong to describe a strange plant from the depths of the Malaysian rainforest......»»
This is the best Dyson cordless vacuum deal we’ve seen this year
Need some help tidying up? Newegg has the Dyson V7 Fluffy HEPA stick vac on sale for a fat $130 discount......»»
Connecting to malicious Wi-Fi networks can mess with your iPhone
The world's most secure consumer OS is bitten by a garden-variety programming bug. Enlarge (credit: Apple) There’s a bug in iOS that disables Wi-Fi connectivity when devices join a network that uses a booby-trapped name, a researcher disclos.....»»
11 Best Trimmer Head Of 2021 [Reviewed & Buyer’s Guide]
A lawn or garden filled with unevenly growing weeds is the last thing that any gardening enthusiast would want. But you may have to witness that soon if you’re still working with an inefficient trimmer head. So, do away with it and get a truly ef.....»»
How to Get Rid of Pampas Grass [All You Need to Know]
Lines of pampas flowers make your garden look elegant and beautiful. But, at what cost? This easy-to-grow and easy-to-maintain grass is just that – ornamental and superficial. When you dig deep (literally), you will find that it is not meant to be.....»»
TikTok called out for lack of ads transparency and for failing to police political payola
TikTok announced a ban on political advertising all the way back in 2019. So you’d be forgiven for thinking the ugly problem of democracy-denting political disinformation doesn’t apply inside its walled garden of dancing Gen Zers. But you.....»»
Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic
Workers dig and ferry wheelbarrows laden with sand to open a new shaft at a bustling archaeological site outside of Cairo, while a handful of Egyptian archaeologists supervise from garden chairs. The dig is at the foot of the Step Pyramid of Djoser,.....»»
Study of bird droppings in UK highlights impact of garden feeding
A trio of researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Edinburgh has found that people filling garden feeders have a pervasive and long-distance impact on bird populations. In their paper published in the journal Proceedi.....»»
Indigenous forest gardens remain productive and diverse for over a century
Gardens persist for 150 years after those who planted them were removed. Enlarge / From some perspectives, the forest garden doesn't stand out from the landscape. (credit: Chelsey Armstrong) In the 1930s, an archeologist from the Smithsonian w.....»»
RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation
Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to include a double-height library, all-white interiors and a treehouse in the garden. Read more Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to in.....»»
Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand
In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Meat shortages led many to wonder what to eat for protein when supply chains are disrupted and some people turned to gathering eggs, raising animals and growing their own food. A team a.....»»
Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand
In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Now, we have an idea how much protein people can grow in their backyards......»»
Ancient Mesopotamian marshes threatened by Iraqi sewage, pollutants
In southern Iraq, putrid water gushes out of waste pipes into marshes reputed to be home to the biblical Garden of Eden, threatening an already fragile world heritage site......»»
72% of all people live in countries with biocapacity deficits and below-average income
A team of researchers from the Global Footprint Network, the Munasinghe Institute for Development, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Missouri Botanical Garden has found that approximately 72% of people globally live in countries with a biocap.....»»