My neighbours must be used to it by now. Every few days, I wander into my garden holding something odd and take photos of it in front of my bird table. Sometimes it’s a bag of rice ...

GLOUCESTER, Va.—Americans have long equated energy security with oil. The country wanted as much as possible because of the havoc an interruption to supply—from wars, disasters and political ...

You can do this by creating physical barriers around the sunflowers with wool pellets, using natural repellents such as garlic, or setting beer traps around your sunflowers. In June, you should ...

Peppermint oil, a well-liked essential oil, boasts a long history of application in managing various health issues. Sourced from the peppermint plant, a combination of watermint and spearmint ...

Peppermint oil, known for its invigorating aroma, can help stimulate hair growth by improving blood circulation to the scalp. When diluted with carrier oils or combined with other natural ...

"I thought there might have been oil spills," she says. Kevin Shoesmith/BBC Chris Morris worries birds will mistake the pellets for food Chris Morris is visiting from Lincoln with his metal detector.

More than a week after a cargo ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea, Lincolnshire is beginning to see the impact. Clumps of tiny, molten pellets, known as "nurdles", are being washed up on ...

Wildlife charities have sounded the alarm about tiny plastic pellets washing up on English beaches. Nurdles are tiny pellets - around 1-5mm long - used to make plastic products. They are not toxic ...

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week. The crash between an oil tanker and cargo ship on 10 ...

These are stark warnings. It’s important to caveat them though with the fact that a lot of future inventory for the oil and gas industry is a function of the current pricing environment ...

Researchers have discovered a larger than expected population of Avon peppermint gums in East Gippsland, Victoria. There were once thought to be just 10 of the critically endangered trees left in ...