RECOMMENDATIONS. IT’S FRIDAY, AND THAT MEANS IT’S TIME TO EXPLORE OUTDOORS. BRIAN HICKEY JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT HIGHWAY 50 AND SOME EASY TO MISS NATURAL BEAUTY. THEY ARE PART OF THE PATCHWORK OF ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: For more than three decades, scientists have explored ways to leverage certain metal-producing powers of hyperaccumulators, a family of more than 700 ...

A bunch of materials called rare earth elements (REE) that are crucial for producing a vast range of tech products – from electric cars to smartphones to wind turbines – typically require destructive ...

A "breakthrough" discovery about the fern species Blechnum orientale could help to ease the rare earth element (REE) crisis and pave the way for a “green” extraction process for the metals. While the ...

Planting trees has quickly emerged as a seemingly simple way to soak up carbon emissions. Everybody likes it: Environmentalists, politicians, and corporations alike are pushing for a rapid expansion ...

“We’re all used to consuming music, but a sound installation is distinct in some key ways,” says Alex Inglizian. He’s the technical director and chief engineer at Experimental Sound Studio, a Chicago ...

With their bristling leaves in hues of green, purple, and silver, ferns are a great landscaping choice for adding texture and foliage in your yard. There are so many varieties of ferns to pick from, ...

Indonesia’s largest environmental group reported that air quality around Surabaya’s Benowo waste-to-energy plant frequently exceeded World Health Organization safety limits, with pollution spreading ...

PIERSON - Florida has long been famous for its oranges, but this northwest Volusia County town isn't known for citrus - it is the humble fern that rules the agricultural roost. Pierson is named after ...

The Batang coal-fired power plant in Central Java, now legally permitted to use vast amounts of seawater for cooling, has raised alarms among experts over its impact on marine ecosystems and ...

The Oshkosh Garden Club's annual Spring Plant Sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17. The sale will feature a variety of Wisconsin-hardy plants and a "gardener's rummage sale." Proceeds support ...