From microplastics to heavy metals and forever chemicals, people are more aware than ever of the potential dangers lurking in ...

The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how last winter’s fire at the Vistra battery plant in Moss Landing has ...

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Rice roots change their cell walls to move through soil. This helps the plant stay alive in tough fields and may support crop breeding.

A paper published in November confirms that the Vistra battery fire in Moss Landing in January released heavy metal deposits ...

The first of the iconic domes that loom over Interstate 5 will start coming down in the fourth quarter of next year.

When fire broke out at the world's largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

Some plants stay healthy even when a key nutrient drops. New research explains the root and cell tricks that help plants ...

To the editor: I was saddened to learn that California State Parks is being accused of putting “plants over people” by lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire (“Palisades fire victims claim ...