From cooling vineyards to potentially shaping the notes in your glass, scientists and winemakers are just beginning to ...

Amanda Weidner with the Pueblo County CSU-Extension Office writes about the annual Western Landscape Symposium and what's in store for 2026.

The Taklamakan Desert has a name that translates, roughly and ominously, to “The Place of No Return.” For centuries, this 130,000-square-mile expanse in western China was exactly that — a furnace of ...

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The Milo Baker Chapter of the California Native Plant Society presents a talk with ecologist David Self, who will be giving an introduction to native plants of ...

Some folks move potted plants indoors over winter or change the home environment for year-round houseplants. But no matter what, don't put plants in this place.

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This is a summary of a prototype monograph, prepared for the purpose of illustrating how a safety review of a dietary supplement ingredient might be prepared following the format described in this ...

Mexico’s sundry landscapes have few parallels. Straddling the northern boundary of the Tropic of Cancer, the country boasts ...

From canyon hideouts to lily-covered ponds, these Los Angeles spots invite you to unplug, stretch the afternoon, and move at ...

Mendocino’s gateway town offers relaxed wine tasting, farm-to-table dining, animal encounters and breathtaking estate hikes ...

China has a new Great Wall, but this one isn't built of stone and mortar to repel marauding invaders from the north. Instead, ...