Except for diseased or pest-infected plants, don't cut back all your perennials in fall. Standing plants support wildlife, prevent snow drifts, and reduce urban flooding. Delay your yard cleanup until ...

Charles Williams, a Ph.D. student in the UW Program in Ecology and Evolution, poses with a cutthroat trout in the Snake River. Williams is one of 13 UW master’s or doctoral students studying ...

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A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity to perform this astounding feat, scientists have found.

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A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

As the weather turns colder, lavender begins to dry up and brown, necessitating a light trim to maintain its appearance. Despite being a low-maintenance plant, lavender can become bushy over the year, ...

The regularly used airstrip outside the town of Archers Post, in northern Kenya, was closed after being damaged in heavy rains, so my flight landed at an even tinier dirt airstrip on the other side of ...

Let the hardcore gardeners nurture their finicky orchids! Forgetful or casual gardeners can keep plants alive, too. Tons of delicious culinary herbs can grow quite happily in your indoor or outdoor ...

As the weather cools, lavender begins to dry up and turn brown. To keep your plant looking its best, it's important to give it a light trim. One expert has shared a simple hack that helps with ...