Easy ways to give your garden planters a beautiful fall glow-up: Simple ideas to refresh your outdoor space

Autumn planters can be transformed into splendid displays with seasonal plants and effective layering. Mums introduce lively colors while ornamental kale adds depth and character. Incorporate pumpkins and gourds to capture the essence of fall, and use risers to extend their lifespan. Enhance the arrangement with dried hydrangeas and cornstalks, selecting a color scheme that…

In the 1840s, this African snail reached India decades ago and now appears in gardens and farms across the country

The Giant African Snail was introduced to India around 180 years ago by William Benson, a British naturalist who brought two snails to Kolkata in 1847. Since then, these snails have proliferated throughout much of the subcontinent. Their ability to reproduce rapidly, especially during the monsoon, creates vast populations that threaten many native plants and…

In 2025, a US startup blasted hard rock with high-voltage pulses and made it 10 times more permeable; now it is testing ‘underground lightning’ beneath a Massachusetts horse farm to make hydrogen

Eden GeoPower is investigating an innovative hydrogen generation technique by employing electrical pulses to crack deep-seated rock formations. This groundbreaking approach paves the way for water to interact with minerals, leading to enhanced hydrogen production as observed in laboratory tests. Ongoing field trials aim to determine the commercial feasibility of this promising method.

‘It feels like a supermarket’: Bhutan vegetable market leaves Indian traveller amazed by cleanliness

A traveler from India was taken aback by the pristine condition of a vegetable market in Bhutan. He highlighted its impressive organization, likening it to a contemporary supermarket with excellent hygiene standards. This revelation ignited discussions among Indian audiences about market practices, suggesting that there is much to learn from Bhutan’s approach to cleanliness and…

Yellowstone visitors once used Handkerchief Pool like a natural washing machine; after a log stopped its activity in 1926, a 1929 cleanup removed 1.5 bushels of debris, including 100-plus hairpins and a horseshoe

Yellowstone’s Handkerchief Pool was once a popular attraction where visitors put handkerchiefs into its water and watched them disappear and return. Its activity stopped after a log blocked the pool in 1926. A 1929 cleanup removed 1.5 bushels of debris, including over 100 hairpins, coins and a horseshoe.