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Proud homeowner shares stunning before-and-after images of yard transformation: 'Beautiful'

One gardener turned their lawn into a personal paradise, emphasizing native plantings and creating a beautiful landscape.
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Professor clears up widespread misconception about electric vehicles: 'Thank you so much for explaining this'

While electric vehicles, usually powered by lithium, stand as a clear alternative to dirty fuel-powered gas cars, many people ...
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Researchers issue warning on hidden hazard rapidly getting worse: 'Health policy makers will need to consider'

Air quality in America's largest cities has long been improving, but new research reveals that a combination of factors is ...
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Landscaping business shares photos of unexpected helpers clearing out overgrown property: 'Can access areas machinery can't'

Goatscaping is an eco-friendly way to clear overgrown areas without relying on heavy machinery or toxic herbicides.
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Homeowner warned about harmful impacts of popular landscaping product: 'No pros, all cons'

Rubber mulch is a controversial product in the gardening community. If you don't know any better, the synthetic mulch can ...
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Experts thrilled as trail camera captures images of incredibly rare creature: 'Encouraging'

A trail camera set up in Australia's Kosciuszko National Park to help track feral cats also picked up images of a long-footed ...
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Engineers build incredible machines that can pull water from thin air: 'We have a resource to use'

A Hawaiian company has developed machines that can pull fresh water directly out of the air, and two of those machines are ...
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Volunteers use satellite tech to help endangered creatures — here's how they're doing it

The Purple Martin Conservation Association has teamed up with the Tucson Bird Alliance to help track adult purple martins ...
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Homeowner captures stunning video of unexpected backyard visitor: 'Quite a rare sight'

One homeowner recently got a surprise visitor, and the internet is excited. In a TikTok video shared by Shaunw0123 ...
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US agency approves $1.6 billion project that could lower Americans' energy bills: 'Modernize the grid'

With an energy-efficient, all-climate system from Mitsubishi, you can reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool ...
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HVAC installer shows how he used solar power to spite utility company: 'Been a good year'

One Redditor shares how they're forced to rely on solar energy to avoid overpriced utility bills from their local energy ...
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Shocking research reveals why over half of low-income U.S. households are cutting back on groceries: '[The] difficult trade-offs families are making'

Startling numbers of people, especially those living in low-income households, have fallen behind on utility bills, received ...