NATURE

April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring the welcome, wet conditions to start countless seedlings, and satisfy the thirsty roots of transplants. Here in New Jersey, our final frost date falls between mid-April and the end of the month, so many of the seedlings you started earlier

Europe Braces for More Drought as Italy and France Dry Up
In the 31 days since Jan. 21, France has recorded less than one millimeter of rainfall across the entire...

Fallout From East Palestine Train Derailment May Have Reached as Far North as Canada
Disturbing videos of rainbow colored sludge, emerging online from at least two Canadian provinces, have...

Antarctica, Land at the End of the Earth (Part I)
Reposted with permission from LuxuryWeb.com. While I was aware that Antarctica is one of the coldest...

New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle Brings Destruction Not Seen in a Generation
New Zealand is under a state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle made landfall, inundating communities...

Sowing Seeds in February? You Bet! Early Planting Guide for Home Gardeners
To make the most of your growing season, save a bundle on plant material, and — most importantly — get...

Great Salt Lake Projected to Disappear Within 5 Years, Leaving Toxic Dust Bowl
As water levels in Utah’s Great Salt Lake continue to plummet, scientists are raising the alarm that...

Powerful Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria, Killing Thousands
On Feb. 6, two massive earthquakes killed at least 2,200 people and injured thousands more in Turkey...

Widespread Flooding Offers Little Relief for Drought-stricken California
Early in January, California was hit with winter storms that caused devastating flooding in many parts...

Spheres: Exploring the Mystery and Mysticism of Nature’s Most Perfect Form
From the microscopic building blocks of life, to the countless cosmic bodies that resemble our own planet...