Top 4 essentials for better outdoor living

(BPT) - Because you love your home, you want to make your outdoor spaces just as comfortable and unique as the ones you've created indoors. Whether you dream of entertaining or relaxing, you want to …

American mistletoe's genus *Phoradendron* means 'thief of trees' in Greek.

Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from other plants

This evergreen plant has some tricky ways to get ahead, but it’s a valuable part of the ecosystem.

Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it

Grist follows the journey of the Indian peach through genocide, climate change, and more challenges.

How a 'pollinator pathmaker' can help us see like a bee

Reasons to be Cheerful follows artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's path to transform how people see gardens—geared toward pollinators' tastes rather than humans.

Fall in love with autumn and winter gardening

(BPT) - Whether you're a master gardener, complete novice, or something in between, fall is the perfect season to start enjoying or extend this popular family-friendly hobby.As cooler temperatures …

From watering via ice cubes to spritzing with hydrogen peroxide – 4 misguided plant health trends on social media

The internet is full of advice on just about everything, including plant care. As the director of a plant diagnostic laboratory and expert on plant medicine, I help people manage their plants’ health

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally – a new leaf unfurled, a stem leaning toward the window.

Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to Americans – are an appreciation of impermanence and spring

Cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring. Various festivals are regularly organized in California, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., to celebrate the bloom of cherry trees. …

How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger

Votebeat reports that Wisconsin's local clerks have found an ally in the state's election chief as she withstands efforts to oust her from the job.

Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?

The 19th spotlights what could potentially happen to the child tax credit once presidential-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Avalanches: What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A skiing physicist explains, with tips for surviving

In The Conversation, a physicist explains how avalanches form and what skiers can do to escape and survive them.

Caregivers need better pay. Families struggle for more affordable senior care. Will new payment rules help with both?

QMedic examined data compiled by Medicaid, KFF, and the Labor Department to see how spending on home- and community-based services varies by state.

Oatzempic, chia seed water, and every TikTok weight loss trend ranked by an expert

Hers gets expert insights about how effective the most hashtag-friendly health hacks are.