The capital of Texas is a cultural, technological and historical hub with the slogan “Keep Austin Weird”. Here are some ...

Orchids have a difficult reputation, but as long as you maintain air flow and allow the roots to breathe, your indoor orchids ...

MEDFORD, Mass. — Crickets in sausages. Mealworms blended into beef patties. Grasshoppers ground up with kidney beans. These aren’t “Fear Factor” challenges nor novelty snacks marketed to adventurous ...

Common houseplant pests are something to be aware of. No matter if you only have a few leafy friends adorning your interior or a sprawling collection, these pesky insects can show up when you least ...

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Phobia or not, no one wants a home filled with spiders. But what can you actually do to keep the leggy pests away? It turns out you can call on Mother Nature for a little helping hand. Getting rid of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

There are brown spots with purple edges on the leaves of my hydrangeas. They are still producing some small flowers and new growth. But new growth becomes spotted as it appears. Is there anything I ...

My Japanese magnolias have this horrible disease that causes tan-colored growths that look like boils on the branches and attract flies. A black mildew is on the leaves, and the leaves eventually die.

Isotopes AI came out of stealth on Thursday with a healthy $20 million seed round. It offers an AI agent to solve a problem that data analytics products have struggled with for decades: The people who ...