The Southern red cedar is a wonderful evergreen tree that provides both berries (if it’s a female tree) and cover for birds ...

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"We were fascinated by the idea that an environmentally-friendly approach like this could produce such strong results," the ...

Ray Bradbury, in Fahrenheit 451, describes a society where people can have screens the size of walls broadcasting all day, ...

November weather and frosts, time change, elections, the holidays — this year it almost seems like impossible overload. Buy ...

Most of us never think about the hidden world of fungi. Yet it is a keystone supporting the very structure of life. It’s a ...

During the fall and spring planting season, starter fertilizers or bone meal are often promoted for incorporating into soil.

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Virginia is home to a variety of creatures — from everyday cardinals in your backyard to rarely-seen black bears in the Blue ...

Poking holes in the “tens rule” of invasion ecology, the use of artificial intelligence to identify individual animals and ...

We’re driving toward a lake on the south side of Mount Hood, cruising slowly and peering into the forest, when suddenly she hits the brakes, jumps out of the car, and runs up the hillside. I see her ...

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