Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

Trees are on the move near Shore Drive in Virginia Beach as part of a transformation of land near Pleasure House Creek from woods to wetlands. Various environmental groups were taking part in the ...

A homeowner was shocked to find 102 red-bellied black snakes in his backyard mulch pile. Experts call it a rare and unusual ...

Vultures make Honesdale look "like an Alfred Hitchcock movie," a resident says. They're also helpful by clearing dead animals, the mayor points out.

Greg Schneider covers Virginia from the Richmond bureau. He was The Washington Post's business editor for more than seven years, and before that served stints as deputy business editor, national ...

Four new residents of a Collier County community likely won't have to pay any HOA fees. Nature photographer James Paul Mayo says he recently spotted a mother brown bear and her three cubs walking down ...

This approach to fire prevention is new for both San Diego and the nation: The company making Citrotech, Mighty Fire Breaker, ...

One visit to the Venice Beach boardwalk and it's easy to understand the appeal of the Los Angeles coastline. The Pacific Ocean sparkles in the sunshine along stretches of white sand before dazzling ...

Nestled between mountains and sea, Lake Macquarie offers a perfect mix of culture, cuisine, community, and an abundance of ...

The islands of Hawaii are simply spectacular. The islands belong to the United States of America as the 50th and most recent ...

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