To do yard work when it’s hot, I try to work in the shade. For example, I spent the cooler hours this morning removing dying ...

Conservationists are championing river restoration and the reintroduction of beavers as crucial strategies to build landscape ...

My eyes shot open, and I leapt out of bed. This was the alarm clock I’d been waiting for — my favorite time of the year. The ...

Grass that is wet from dew should not be mowed. Here is why mowing too early in the day damages your mower and your lawn.

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a ...

Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...

Microsoft admits 400 million Windows devices have disappearedMicrosoft exec Yusuf Mehdi probably didn’t think anyone would notice when he claimed that Windows now runs on “over a billion monthly ...

The National Trust has created a more natural, wildlife-rich landscape at Holnicote in Somerset, which helps store water in times of dry weather.

IN THE HOT SUMMER months in the Mountain West, from July into late summer, the hard winters pay off. You can almost forget that spring is short, and the growing season is over so quickly. You can ...

As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect pests. Here's how to deal with them. Do you garden? I do, and every year, I watch my tomatoes and lettuce get ...

Scientists in Chicago are mapping some fascinating evolutionary changes to local rodents — and how humans may have ...