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Did you know that the way weeds spread isn't your only woe? Some species can also attract pests to your yard. Discover which ...

SEE IT: Exquisite Creatures Revealed at OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave., 503-797-4000, omsi.edu. 9:30 am–5:30 pm Tuesday–Sunday, ...

Here's how to identify the insects eating your garden leaves by the evidence they leave behind. If leafcutter bees are ...

A perfectly cooked fillet steak is arguably the epitome of good eating. Its humbler cousin, the pack of minced beef, is one ...

While in Denmark in 1983; I happened to be on a Farm with the tilling machinery halted at the entrance. The couple behind, ...

Friends, now within touching distance of my 90th milestone, I have taken the decision, after careful consideration, to stop writing for The Phuket News. Thanks are due to all of you out there who have ...

Taylor Ann Green shocked Southern Charm fans when she revealed on a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live that Olivia Flowers had reached out to her back when filming for Season 10 started ...

The lesser celandine, also known as fig buttercup, is a low-growing perennial plant found in moist floodplains during the ...

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...

Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite wild edible for many people. Squirrels and other small mammals feast on the ...

A rare flower with a pungent odour that has been likened to decaying flesh, rotten eggs and sewage has bloomed in Australia - the third such flowering in recent months. The corpse flower ...