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Pecan shell mulch.

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Forget gravel and pavers: In the southern US, pecan shells make a mulch that feeds soil

A young tree surrounded by mulch and green plants in a landscaped yard with a pathway and a black house in the background.

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Midwest beginner plants a peach tree guild, starts plotting a lawn-free food forest

A sign reading "Central Park South" is displayed above an entrance with greenery nearby.

Business

New York co-op sues 'upscale squatters' after board says they ran up $78k in back rent

A person in a black glove holds the head of a large snake against a background of grass and pebbles.

Outdoors

Burmese pythons are now 'established' in western Charlotte County, Florida officials say

A group of people working together to install a solar panel on a building under a clear blue sky.

Home

A Virginia Habitat home gets solar roof No. 100, and a family could save $25,000

A pile of sticks.

Home

Community garden compost bin is a giant pile of sticks, and composters know what to do

Three fish swim near a rocky underwater structure covered with colorful coral.

Tech

North Carolina turns demolished bridge, culvert concrete into fish habitat

A brown rabbit sitting on the ground near a large rock, surrounded by grass and nature.

Tech

Study splits Iberia's rabbit species in two, finding one is in steep decline in Portugal and Spain

Japanese beetles on a damaged leaf.

Tech

Minnesota's Japanese beetles aren't gone, but a tiny parasitic fly may finally slow them

A person wearing gloves sprays pesticide on Japanese knotwood in a garden setting.

Home

Japanese knotweed is spreading across Suffolk, and one hotspot now has 133 verified reports

A baby elephant lies on its side in sandy ground, surrounded by sparse vegetation.

Outdoors

Rescued at 1 week old, orphaned elephant in Kenya now weighs 379 pounds

A giant pile of oyster shells.

Tech

Florida dumped 500,000 tons of old shells into the Gulf, and sandy seafloors came alive