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.....»»
Three ways to get your nature fix without a garden
Spending time in a garden is good for you. It doesn't matter if you're watering plants or simply chilling on a deck chair—there's a whole range of benefits that come with it. These include improved health and well-being, reduced mental fatigue and.....»»
Scientists name new species of extinct giant amphibian from fossil found in retaining wall
Arenaerpeton supinatus was discovered in rocks cut from a nearby quarry that were intended for the building of a garden wall......»»
Spain worries over "lifeless land" amid creeping desertification
Ongoing droughts and an over-exploitation of land for both agriculture and industry have stoked fears in Spain over the creeping spread of "sterile soil" which could devastate Europe's kitchen garden......»»
What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?
Last Saturday, Mohammed Aslam was working in his kitchen garden when he heard his fellow villagers shouting that water was coming from the nearby foothills in southern Kulgam area in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Within moments, the farmer said, mud and.....»»
Just add water: Garden ponds and bird baths help wildlife thrive, study finds
Providing water sources in residential gardens helps wildlife thrive, according to new University of Bristol-led research. The study, published in Urban Ecosystems, compared the quantity and variety of wildlife visiting urban lake water sources and r.....»»
Many Newly Discovered Species Are Already Gone
Scientists are uncovering previously unknown species preserved in museum and botanical garden collections, only to find that they no longer exist in the wild......»»
Research hints at how fungus farming ants keep their gardens healthy
"Weed early and often" is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are also avid gardeners, a practice they've refined over 50 million years. They too weed their underground fungus gardens, but how they know what to weed.....»»
The case for compost: Why recycling food waste is so much better than sending it to landfill
Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That's more than five kilograms each household per week......»»
Why elephants have whiskers on their trunks
A team of zoologists from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Berlin Zoological Garden has discovered the purpose of whiskers on elephant.....»»
Get the AeroGarden Sprout hydroponic indoor garden for $35
The AeroGarden Sprout offers the best of nature and smart home tech, and it's just $35 for today only at Woot!......»»
This sale gets you an AeroGarden Smart Garden from $45
The AeroGarden Smart Garden range is great for helping you establish an indoor garden. Much of it is on sale at Woot right now......»»
Historic garden study to help manage vital urban green spaces
A historic Aberdeen garden could play an important role in the development of urban green spaces, following a study that showed how different types of vegetation can be used to best manage these vital areas......»»
State of the Climate report: Temperature, sea level continue to rise in New Jersey
New Jersey's summer of 2022, with the warmest August on record and the lowest rainfall levels seen in more than 50 years, offers a glimpse into how climate change may affect future summers in the Garden State, according to a new report being released.....»»
Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms [Updated]
But court leaves injunction against "anti-steering" payment language in place. Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren't at each other's throats. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloo.....»»
Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms
But court leaves injunction against "anti-steering" payment language in place. Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren't at each other's throats. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloo.....»»
From textbook to telescope: Campus observatory adds shine to astrophysics courses
A low-cost, high-value observatory with a passing resemblance to a garden shed has been set up in the grounds of the University of Bath. The observatory is proving to be a game-changing experimental tool for undergraduates studying events in space, s.....»»
Enset, Ethiopia"s remarkable "tree against hunger" flowers at Kew Gardens for the first time
Enset (Ensete ventricosum), an African relative of the much-beloved banana plant, is flowering inside of Kew Gardens' Temperate House, marking the very first time this extraordinary plant has produced an inflorescence at the botanic garden. Royal Bot.....»»
Wilding one square meter of garden for one year: Project results
Exactly one year ago, Assistant Professor Ben Vollaard of Tilburg University and Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad started the crowdsourcing project "Wilding the Garden." The purpose of the project was to allow people to experience what happens w.....»»
Build a Bamboo Garden Gate
A couple years ago, longtime Make: author Len Cullum came to my house to purchase a pile of granite cobbles that I had left over from a driveway project. We chatted a bit and found that we shared an affinity for Japanese aestheti.....»»
Study suggests pumas utilize sly strategy of fertilizing plants that recruit prey to hunting grounds
A new Panthera study published today in Landscape Ecology has found that pumas might utilize a sly hunting strategy known as 'garden to hunt,' by which puma kills fertilize or deposit nutrients in soil that increase plant quality and attract ungulate.....»»