Mountaineer who took up fossil hunting after avalanche discovers rare 'sea dragon' — Matthew Myerscough swapped mountains for fossil-laden beaches after becoming trapped in snow on Yr Wyddfa.
Why the most central law in cosmology may need to be broken — The cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Crane
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Sedum — <p>I have been a devotee of sedums for several years, adding them to all sorts of gardens, and this appreciation just keeps growing as new varieties emerge on the scene. I’m not alone. National Garden Bureau named 2026 the Year of th
A New Compact Instrument Enables High-Fidelity Measurements of Energetic Particles on CubeSats - NASA Science — “Most CubeSats can observe particles from only a single direction, so they have to spin in order to build up a full picture — and that takes a few seconds,
The Best Midcentury Modern Outdoor Chairs by Iconic Designers — If you're looking to furnish your garden with design classics from midcentury designers and architects, here are our favorite classic outdoor chair designs.
The 10 best cameras for travel in 2026 — What's the best camera for travel? Good travel cameras should be small, versatile, and offer good image quality. In this buying guide we've rounded-up several great cameras for travel and recommended the best.
Home - Urban Harvest — SATURDAY APRIL 11TH ONLY The Farmers Market will relocate to: SAWYER YARDS 1501 SILVER STREET HOUSTON, TX 77007 SEE BOOTH MAP Interested in Community Gardens, learn more about our growing communityStart the New Year Fresh at the Farmers Market!Want to learn
Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body — A supplement comprised of dead bacteria seems to remove microplastics, and prevent their absorption into cells, by attracting them to the bacteria's rough surfaces
My mom's been growing tomatoes in a tiny balcony pot for three years and they taste better than anything at the farmer's market, I finally asked her secret and it's weirdly specific
Gardening 101: Delphinium — <p>Once, some delphinium seeds secretly entered my garden and a few tall and very blue flowers emerged. I appreciated their stealth introduction, as well as their sweetly stacked blossoms and palmate leaves. But because I am such a worrier and I knew…
The Refresh: Designing an Outdoor Shower for My Backyard — <p>Last summer, I finally agreed to having a sauna built in our backyard, and in spite of myself, I’ve found myself enjoying the ritual of intentionally overheating my insides. (You can read more about my…
Lollapalooza 2026: Hulu Livestream Schedule & Details — Here’s when to catch Charli XCX, Lorde, Turnstile, Zara Larsson, the xx, Olivia Dean, and more
Mercury may have gained all of its unexpected water in a single day — Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day
Tomatoes, almost there.
Argentina midfield great Rattin dies aged 89 — Argentina great Antonio Rattin, whose sending-off at the 1966 World Cup led to the introduction of red and yellow cards, dies aged 89.
Mystery Mummies of New Guinea (Full Episode) | DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL | National Geographic — How do you make a mummy? Expedition leader Ulla Lohmann travels to New Guinea to learn the lessons of the Anga people. In a cliffside gallery are long dead ancestors, their faces still simi
Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026) — I've compiled a list of the best fitness tech deals this Amazon Prime Day, including smartwatches, walking pads, and recovery gear. You can thank me later.
Humans and Great Apes Giggle With a Similar Rhythm and Timing, Suggesting We Have Shared Our Style of Laughter for 15 Million Years — Understanding how laughter evolved can reveal the secrets of human speech
I finally learned Linux after 5 years of distro-hopping, and all it took was building a NAS — Building a NAS finally taught me Linux after 5 years of pointless distro-hopping
Falling Fruit — A massive, collaborative map of the urban harvest uniting the efforts of foragers, freegans, and foresters around the world. Explore and share information about the sources of free food in your neighborhood.
🔴 Live: Shark Rivalries | SHARKFEST 2026 LIVESTREAM | National Geographic — Celebrate Sharkfest 2026 with this National Geographic livestream featuring 12 full episodes of the wildest shark battles! Dive underneath the waves to learn more about some of the ocean's top…
Science ABC — Fun and interesting facts from science and the universe
Meanwhile, on Remodelista: Chic Outdoor Spaces, European Edition — <p>Is the key to designing a nonchalantly cool, European-inspired outdoor space simply to try less hard? We’ve gathered some supporting material, courtesy of Remodelista, for our admittedly oversimplified…
tree guide | about trees — Identify trees by leaf and bark.
Garden Therapy: Gardening Tasks to Quiet the Mind — Here are 13 practical gardening tasks and experiences that help release stress while you help your garden, whether it is big or small.
Gardens Are For People (And Bats): A Memorable Chelsea Flower Show Garden - Gardenista — At the Chelsea Flower Show a few years ago, the top prize went to an installation called "A Rewilding Britain Landscape." The word "landscape" was telling:
French Laundry Culinary Garden: A Tour of Thomas Keller's Garden — We tour the French Laundry Culinary Garden, which grows an array of edibles that are carefully cultivated and then artfully served at his restaurants.
“This Beauty Will Cost Us Nothing”: The Flowering of Kettle’s Yard - Gardenista — I recently went on a magazine assignment covering a British landowner whose large, private walled garden provided flowers for the local inn, which he also
A golden age of maths is dawning and mathematicians are freaking out — Mathematicians are stunned at the progress AI is making in solving advanced problems, leaving some questioning whether there will still be room for humans
Chipotle IQ trivia game returns Aug. 18: How to get $1 million in free food and a new Silver Ticket Sweepstakes — Your burrito order history has prepared you for this moment.
NASA Announces the Crew of Artemis 3, Four Astronauts Who Will 'Take Calculated Risks' in Low-Earth Orbit and Pave the Way for a Future Moon Landing — The mission, expected to launch next year, will practice meeting and docking with lunar landers developed by SpaceX and Blue Orig
Yellowstone Is Among the World's Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here's the Story of the Animal Called Both 'Public Enemy' and Cultural Icon — A century ago, resident wolves were eliminated from the park. In 1995, biologists brought them back, marking a historic reintroduction…
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Gardening 101: The Low-Maintenance Fireworks of Liatris spicata — <p>The feathery, festive blazing stars—the common name for species of Liatris—are some of summer’s most spectacular North American perennials. Tall stems, vivid electric-purple flowers, and a ceaseless…
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So you want to use plants to reduce CO₂ — You face certain challenges
Cottage Garden Visit: ‘Lush and Exuberant’ on Cape Cod — <p>Turns out there is something more romantic than a rose-covered cottage: two 19th-century, rose-covered cottages, united by a rambling garden of wild natives, exuberant perennials, and more than 80 heirloom…
Fungimap — Australian fungi mapping.
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Current Obsessions: Summer, Slower — <p>On our minds this first weekend of August? Limited-edition woven baskets, reasons to add stripes to your interiors, an appealing DIY light, and more. Read on: Floral arrangement inspo, summer edition (hat tip: Annie). ORCA debuted an…
'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife' — Residents have spent the past year sowing wildflower meadows and encouraging no mow areas.
Cornell Lab Bird Cams — Blue-gray Tanager from the Panama feeder cam The Cornell Lab Bird Cams connects viewers worldwide to the diverse and intimate world of birds. We work to make watching an active experience, sparking awareness and inspiration that can lead to conservati
Bananas sprout in Rayleigh garden after 15 years — Emma and Steve Stav grow 200 banana plants in their garden in Rayleigh, Essex.
Planted native milkweed where the lawn used to be. Monarchs showed up three weeks later like they'd been waiting for permission.
ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes — It’s like Windows Recall, but without all the creepy screenshots.
Garden Organic - Discover organic growing — Garden Organic promotes organic growing and composting, citizen science and research, and seed conservation through our Heritage Seed Library. We want to…
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Usage Page $$ to Token Amount? WHAT? — I just noticed Cursor Usage window switched from $$ to Token amount. I use this Usage window closely to keep tabs on my daily/active spending, not from the spending overall page. Today, the $$ amount is replaced by token amount which is…
We now know how a black hole can be flung across the universe — When researchers found evidence of a black hole flying out of its galaxy, nobody knew how that could happen. Now we have an explanation
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Rambler Roses: Easier Than You Think — <p>Rambler roses have been enjoying a reputation repair: No longer thought of as just the monster versions that you send up trees—although this is still an option—their flexible stems and little-to-no pruning requirements are endearing…
A Garden in Progress: Landscape Architect Marissa Angell Tackles Her First Own Garden — <p>Documenting a garden is a tricky business. Gardens often take years to come into their own; filled with living, growing things, they are also in a constant state of flux. As a result,…
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Notepad.exe’ is an ultra-fast, lightweight code editor for your Mac - 9to5Mac — Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app...
Landscape Design Visit: A Small Brooklyn Backyard Where ‘Every Detail, Every Inch’ Is Important — <p>Serene but child-friendly. Wild but modern. Sophisticated but hardwearing. Landscape designer Julie Farris‘s clients wanted it all when they approached her to…
Ask the Experts: How to Protect Yourself Against Ticks In the Garden — <p>Gardeners have learned to put on a brave face when it comes to ticks: If you want to spend your days outside, you’re likely to encounter some. But there is much you can do to protect yourself from these pes
Bottlebrush Buckeye 101: A Native Butterfly Bush — <p>Recently, on my daily sanity-walk, I paused in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and sniffed the air very appreciatively. What was that wonderful scent? A rich, Southern magnolia-suggestive perfume. Like a botanical bloodhound…
Vodacom Trims Payout Plan, Lifts Revenue Goal to $18 Billion — Vodacom Group Ltd. trimmed its dividend-payout plan and raised its revenue, earnings and cash-flow goals as the wireless carrier seeks to reinvest capital in its higher-growth eastern and northern African businesses.
Landscape Architect Visit: A Dreamy Property in the Suburbs that "Invites the Meadow In" - Gardenista — Unlike so many homeowners who aim to tame and tamp down the wilderness around them, landscape architect Michelle Crowley's clients wanted to welcome it in.
Summer Is Served: 23 of the Best Memorial Day Sales Going On Now - Gardenista — We can hardly believe it, but Memorial Day is here, and with it a slew of unbeatable sales. If you've been waiting—as we have—to freshen up the bedroom or
Residents allowed to return after Cairngorms wildfire evacuation — The fire was declared a major incident on Friday, but that has now been stood down by Police Scotland.