The muskrat doesn't get a lot of respect from people. But these pesky mammals are good for at least one thing: they "eat ...

COLSTRIP, Mont. — For over half a century, Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest utility, has been intertwined with this company town. Colstrip exists as we know it today because of the ...

Invasive species are imported as livestock, pets and attractions in zoos. Some hitch rides on plants, on the bottom of a boot, in the ballast of ships. Then they wreak havoc. Here's how we're ...

Here’s how one young man’s obsession with ponds has turned into a nine-store business servicing the likes of Jake Paul and Shaquille O’Neal.

You can do the same work no matter where you live. Volunteers band together to fight creeping threat in US waterways — here's what's happening first appeared on The Cool Down.

All these birds have found a ready supply of food in our backyard Ponds. These birds are also protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Law, U.S. code Section 16, Chapter 703. This law protects over ...

As you start planning your garden beds this year, make sure you include a good assortment of native plants that support our native pollinators in your plans. Native plants have evolved with our native ...

Set yourself up for a season of delicious baked potatoes, crispy french fries, and breakfast casserole with a hearty potato harvest. Here are 12 potato companion plants that will ensure your potato ...

It’s easy to grow your own mirlitons. Traditionally, mirlitons are planted outdoors in the spring. But if you have some space indoors or in another warm, protected area, you can plant them in ...

A reader in southeastern New Hampshire recently sent me a picture of the base of his crabapple tree wondering what might have happened to it.

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...