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Grow a Truly Green Lawn for Earth Day: Photos

Posted Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:00 AM ET | 0

A few changes in technique can trim costs, spare time, and help a lawn grow truly green. Read more

Global Gnome Weighs in on Earth's Weird Gravity

Posted Thu Mar 22, 2012 06:38 AM ET | 0

One little globe-trotting garden gnome is getting a lesson in Earth's gravity. His latest voyage took him to the South Pole. Read more

Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

Magic Mushrooms in My Yard: Photos

Posted Tue Sep 20, 2011 02:02 PM ET | 0

How well do we know the fungus among us? Some mushrooms have a magical, mysterious history. Read more

magic mushrooms, fly agaric, fly amanita, hallucinogens, religion

Police Help Apple Search for Missing iPhone

Posted Sat Sep 3, 2011 04:52 PM ET | 0

The iPhone 5 prototype went missing in a San Francisco tequila bar. Apple wants it back. Read more

Giant, Toxic Weed Poses Health Risk

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Jul 19, 2011 07:48 AM ET | 0

The giant hogweed can cause third degree burns and blindness -- and it's spreading fast. Read more

Save the Bees, Urges U.N.

Posted Thu Mar 10, 2011 09:23 AM ET | 0

Bee declines range up to 85 percent in some areas and have prompted alarm from the United Nations. Read more

Slaves Hid Charms in Colonial Greenhouse

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:28 AM ET | 0

A plantation greenhouse where Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought. Read more

City Dwellers Are Greener

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Jan 18, 2011 08:24 AM ET | 0

People who live in big cities are more likely to act in "green" ways, such as recycling, finds a study. Read more

World's Largest Plants Database Assembled

Posted Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:43 AM ET | 0

The extensive catalog was created to help conservationists, drug designers and others avoid confusion over plant names. Read more

Pucker Up: New Mistletoe Found

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:10 AM ET | 0

A lone mountain in Mozambique holds a unique holiday surprise. Read more

White House to Install Solar Panels

Posted Tue Oct 5, 2010 12:55 PM ET | 0

President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday it would install solar panels on the White House in a bid to encourage Americans to embrace renewable energy. Read more

'Extinct' Fern Found Clinging to Volcano

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Tue Jul 6, 2010 10:31 AM ET | 0

The discovery of the tiny fern, once thought extinct, lends hope that some long-lost plants may just be in hiding. Read more

Fish Garden, Even Do Weeding

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jun 18, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Damselfish farmers seem to have a "green thumb," nurturing, harvesting and even defending their algae plots. Read more

Flowering Plants Bloom Earlier With Warming

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:00 AM ET | 0

Got a window and some time on your hands? On this Earth Day, find out how you can help researchers document climate change in action. Read more

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