More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to notify them before spraying. Advocates say a new notification proposal ...

Urbana's Bluestem Hall Nature School sits on 120 acres of prairie and was designed to connect its students to nature. But ...

Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your ...

Mix permanent herb plants like bay, rosemary, oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage with waterwise ornamental plants, in full sun ...

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is being studied.

You can grow apples in Southern California, but you must select low-chill varieties. Trees should be labeled with the chill ...

The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Malaria (BACATAMA) said it had treated more than two million children for malaria in just five months, a major push in ...

THE YAKIMA RIVER BASIN – Heavy fall rains might have returned to Western Washington, but east of the Cascade crest, people still look to the skies, waiting for much-needed water. They’ve been watching ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

FALL, AND TYPICALLY ALL EYES ARE ON THE FALL FOLIAGE. AND METEOROLOGIST JORDAN WEST SAYS ONE LITTLE BUG HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION SO FAR THIS SEASON. KUDZU BUGS. YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THESE ...