Plant hardiness zone map (Photo credit: Henry M. Cathey while Director, U.S. National Arboretum, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20002Edited ...

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

For a feature on plant biodiversity, The Globe filmed a bean growing in time-lapse over 27 days. Learn more about how we did it and why the Blue Jay bean matters to seed conservation.

Before you get too attached to a certain landscape design for your living space, says Kristin Monji, founder and principal at Birch and Basil Design in New York City, take a look at the United ...

A massive nitric acid leak spewed orange plumes of smoke into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations around an Ohio chemical plant, according to reports.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation added 12 new locations to the New York Birding Trail in July. Of ...

The state designated 306 tracts as Opportunity Zones in New York City, 14 of which were contiguous to eligible, low-income areas. Under the old Opportunity Zone program, which was approved in 2017 ...

New bar openings NYC: Babysips, El Camino, Bar Bianchi, Bar Kabawa, Night Club 101, Liar Liar, Schmuck, Bar Snack, and more new bars in Manhattan, Brooklyn in June ...

New York City faces another air quality alert Thursday, along with some of the surrounding area. The alert will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the city, as well as Long Island, the ...

The best new Manhattan restaurants in NYC: Haymarket, Le Chene, Ops, Santo Taco, Jaba, DubuHaus, Adda, Fedora, Maison Passerelle, Kabawa, Banh Anh Em, Crevette, Ha ...

Sky Zone, a national chain of active entertainment parks, will set up shop at 2350 E. 69th St. in Bergen Beach. The Brooklyn location will likely be the first in the five boroughs for the Utah ...