NATURE
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While it is not exactly ornamental, jewelweed has many attractive qualities and applications that can earn it a place in your garden. This North American native is suited to soggy, shaded areas that many other plants won’t tolerate. Its preference for mosquito-ridden, wooded areas that also host poison ivy could
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Fall Foraging- Wild Edibles (Part 3)
As the traditional time for harvest, you might guess that autumn is ideal for foraging wild edibles....
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Bubba the Rescue Bird Both Sings and Speaks
In the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, a kind-hearted gentleman taught an orphaned starling...
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Noble Metals and Bonding of the Virtuous
Usually, precious metals are only known to the public in highly refined and polished form, such as jewelry...
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Catastrophic Oil Spill off Southern California Coast
On Oct. 2 a broken pipeline, owned and operated by Amplify Energy Corp., is being blamed for a massive...
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Mānuka Honey – New Zealand’s Native Treasure
The term mānuka is the Maori name for the Leptospermum shrub, a member of the Myrtacaea family which...
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This Sea Creature Has a Surprisingly Simple Solution to One of the Ocean’s Greatest Threats: Microplastics
Plastic has been used en masse for less than a century, but has had a huge and lasting impact on our...
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Canaries Volcano Erupts Prompting Thousands to Flee; Streams of Lava Destroy Homes
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday spewing lava, ash and a huge column...
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Topaz – A Jewel of Many Colors
The world of gemstones is vibrant and dynamic, with precious stones have long having been considered...
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Talking Duck Has a ‘Fowl’ Mouth
While we are all familiar with talking parrots, and even the odd talking raven, these birds are exceptional...