1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (609+ words) Conor Kendrew said the density of the crop creates a canopy that stops the soil from evaporating water It has been a summer of record-breaking temperatures, heatwaves, drought and hosepipe bans, leaving many farmers and growers struggling. But one grower…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (123+ words) With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress. Difficulty: Summiteer (Level 3) At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (193+ words) With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress. Difficulty: Summiteer (Level 3) When Linda Lee was young and living in the heart of Hong Kong’s urban metropolis, her father found peace in a small cluster of greenery…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (497+ words) The glass was almost clear, but it was generating electricity. Researchers in Western Australia glazed the roof and walls of a small greenhouse with working solar windows. Then they grew vegetables and grain under it, beside the same crops under…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (894+ words) Jeff Leonard said he's often asked if the Lowcountry neighborhood he works for has a golf course. He's happy to tell folks it does not. "No, better than that," he says. "We got goat yoga.” Leonard is the director of…...

2+ day, 41+ min ago   (799+ words) For farmers who cultivate Camellia drupifera, a woody oilseed tree prized across southern China for its edible seed oil, the difference between a bumper harvest and a disappointing season can be written months before a single flower opens....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (863+ words) Two chairs can look identical and last five years apart. The construction details that decide which one survives, and how to spot them before buying....

3+ day, 13+ min ago   (255+ words) On the first-floor balcony of Kerala University’s botany department, 50 square feet became a green corner filled with plants, pebbles, wind chimes, a small waterfall, and chairs. Fourth-year PhD scholar Reshma PR was studying indoor air-purifying plants, focusing on formaldehyde, a…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (818+ words) In a finding that could reshape how low-resource communities purify their drinking water, researchers in Nigeria have demonstrated that ordinary leaves from two familiar tropical trees—the soursop (Annona muricata) and the avocado pear (Persea americana)—can act as remarkably…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (256+ words) Residents of Greater Bendigo are being told about impending changes regarding what can, and can’t be placed in their kerbside organic waste bin. As explained to Robbo on the Wake Up Call this week, the new rules are partly being…...