Landscape designer Larry Weaner tells homeowners to let their gardens evolve, as the terrain would in nature.
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Old N.J. steel mill could become world’s largest vertical farm
The produce will be available at local grocery stores and to community members who visit the farm.
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Scientists unravel mysteries of osprey migration
They now have a detailed picture of the route the birds take, the bottlenecks along the way and how storms, shootings and collisions with ships are often killing them.
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Regulators study how many horseshoe crabs die during medical blood harvest
The crabs typically are drained of about a third of their blood and then are released alive into the same bodies of water where they were found.
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Pogy fishery reopens with strict new rules
Maine fishermen must limit their pursuit to Tuesday-Thursday, and net less than 120,000 pounds a week.
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How hot was it? NASA reports July was Earth’s hottest month in recorded history
Calculations show that July 2016 was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1950-1980 global average.
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Fences make good (animal) neighbors
To encourage local critters to visit your garden – but not dine on it – build a barrier.
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Invasive green crabs are scuttling from dilemma to delicacy
Moleche, anyone? A group of Georgetown fishermen and others are getting expert advice from Venice, Italy, to turn a rampant threat to Maine’s fisheries into a marketable part of the solution.
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Making buttons from the sea
Laura Pierce makes buttons from colorful sea glass and pottery shards spit out by North Atlantic waters.
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No-sweat way to extend pleasure of summer tomatoes
Save energy and get rid of unwanted parts easily with a coring and freezing method.