Fern Michaels, the hugely popular author whose nearly 200 romance and thriller novels made her a fixture on best-seller lists for decades, has died. She was 92. Michaels died at her home in ...

In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books. By Alex Williams Fern Michaels, a mother of five in suburban New ...

Jacob S. Suissa receives funding from The National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Let's Botanize Inc. There are few forms of the botanical world ...

Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" ...

Step into the slow, soulful rhythm of provincial life in the Philippines. From early morning harvests and carabao rides to home-cooked meals by the palayan, Buhay Probinsya by Kabagis captures the ...

I'VE ALWAYS FELT a strange connection to Anthony Davis. When he was drafted in 2012, I felt the embers of my adolescence fading because, for the first time in my life, the NBA’s first overall pick was ...

Don’t prune Black Eyed Susans, sunflowers, or ornamental grasses—they add winter interest. Mums, geraniums, and Christmas ferns stay colorful or green, so no trimming is needed. Wait until spring to ...

As wellness trends continue to flood our social media feeds (protein, anyone?), fiber is the latest nutrition source the internet is obsessing over. The best method I’ve tried? Prune juice. Following ...

The secret to their immediate style staple status lies in their versatility that translates to any and every occasion – dress them down for casual park hangouts or up with a coordinating silk cami and ...

In the mid-1890s, Washington state contained an estimated 63 prune dryers, 43 in Clark County. In 1901, The Columbian reported 40 dryers (also called evaporators) in Vancouver. Others could be found ...

With summer on the horizon, you’re probably taking inventory of your gardening tool supply, including hand pruners. Also called pruning shears, they’re one of the most important pieces of equipment ...