The Daily Courier

The Mountain Gardener: Create your own private garden and escape the world

A front yard is the face of a home, but for many, it is just a patch of grass or rock lawn. My own front yard was once a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Ski Area Hired a Herd of Goats and Sheep to Help With Landscaping

Jay Peak Resort in Vermont brought in a team of hungry ungulates to help tame overgrown vegetation on its slopes before the ...
The Cool Down

Homeowner shares photo of all-too-common landscaping mistake: 'What is the best course of action?'

A homeowner approached the gardening community with questions about their landscaping project, particularly because they were ...

I Love Visiting National Parks. This Is The Gear I Recommend First-Timers To Pack.

First things first, staying hydrated is one of the most important rules of visiting the national parks. S'well’s 40-ounce ...
The Conversation

Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Scott Saleska receives funding from National Science Foundation, NASA, and U.S. Department of Energy. Ghiwa Makke receives funding from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy. Chris ...
Android Police

The Pixel Watch offers underwhelming charging speeds and software that make me reluctant to use it

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
City & State New York

Eric Adams wants to use AI to make city hiring faster

The pace of hiring in New York City government is too slow, Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday. During a campaign stop, a woman at a Brooklyn senior center told the mayor her grandson is having trouble ...
Wausau Daily Herald

Rib Mountain Fazoli's closes to make way for Raising Cane's restaurant. When will it open?

A Fazoli's restaurant in Rib Mountain has closed to make way for a new Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers. The new Raising Cane's restaurant is scheduled to begin construction in spring, aiming for a fall ...
The Monterey County Herald

Bay Area biomaterials engineers say time’s up for plastic foam

On a summer Friday in Santa Cruz, a trio of surfers descended the sea stairs to the beach with waxed-up longboards under their arms. Stepping through seaweed on their way to the waves, they bantered ...
The Conversation

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...