Researchers find world’s oldest poisoned arrowheads coated with toxins from deadly, onion-like plant

The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced ...
News Tribune

ASK A MASTER GARDENER: Orchids offer the cure for winter doldrums

The cold, dreary days of winter have many people daydreaming about jetting away to some exotic location to bask briefly in a tropical paradise before having to return to the bone-chilling reality of a ...

World’s Oldest Arrow Poison Discovered on 60,000-Year-Old Stone Age Weapons

Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. Scientists have ...
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Put your old coffee mugs to work as planters: 8 plants that will thrive inside

Holding onto those stained, chipped coffee mugs? If you love houseplants, it's easy to repurpose old mugs into small plant ...

Swanton mobile home park residents raise renewed concerns over unsafe water

Several residents at Arrowhead Lake Mobile Home Park say the water has been unsafe to use for more than a week.
Mercury News

How to use (and not use) plant identification phone apps

Q: How reliable are plant identification apps? I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply snap a photo of the plant in ...
Capital Press

WSU pauses Pullman plant diagnostic clinic

Washington State University will temporarily close its Pullman, Wash., plant diagnostic clinic Dec. 23, amid ongoing budget cuts and the university’s “strategic pause” to reduce spending. The lab ...