From flavored oils, to broths, to holiday drinks, there are lots of uses for the stems and flowers.
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Climate change makes hurricanes, and predicting them, more challenging, expert says
Kerry Emanuel of MIT suggests a new warning system and policies that account for increases in flooding, among other reforms.
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Let your garden grow wild and it’ll surprise you
Landscape designer Larry Weaner tells homeowners to let their gardens evolve, as the terrain would in nature.
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New map depicts Washington County Farmers’ Market Trail
The map intended to spur interest in the markets themselves and the towns they inhabit.
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Old N.J. steel mill could become world’s largest vertical farm
The produce will be available at local grocery stores and to community members who visit the farm.
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Scientists unravel mysteries of osprey migration
They now have a detailed picture of the route the birds take, the bottlenecks along the way and how storms, shootings and collisions with ships are often killing them.
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Regulators study how many horseshoe crabs die during medical blood harvest
The crabs typically are drained of about a third of their blood and then are released alive into the same bodies of water where they were found.
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South Portland council approves penalty-free pesticide ordinance
City officials hope property owners will voluntarily comply with a ban on the use of certain lawn-and-garden chemicals.
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Pogy fishery reopens with strict new rules
Maine fishermen must limit their pursuit to Tuesday-Thursday, and net less than 120,000 pounds a week.
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How hot was it? NASA reports July was Earth’s hottest month in recorded history
Calculations show that July 2016 was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1950-1980 global average.