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Fires have finally stopped burning at the massive explosion site of the West Fertilizer Co., according to local officials at a press conference yesterday. Last Wednesday’s blast, which registered on the magnitude of a 2.1-level earthquake, took the lives of at least 14 and injured 200 others.

A handy gardening tip, courtesy of stock photography: your pocket change is the perfect medium for growing plants.

Although better known for its wine and cheese, France also has hardware stores that are not to be sniffed at. Personal favorite and market leader in the DIY sector - or secteur du ...

A tomato breeder has cracked the green-when-ripe tomato code. His stunning introduction Lucky Tiger is the latest and best of his cherry tomato breeding efforts.

From firefighters to professional partiers, goats have all kinds of day jobs.

Seeds. Usually cheap, easily acquired, often ignored: what are they worth? For some, they form the beginning of a post-apocalyptic economy. Our look at a group of people who believe societal collapse is imminent – and are stockpiling seeds to be ready.

Here’s where to start.

Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton visited the Petaluma Seed Bank, established in 2009 in a building that was once California's Central Bank.

Last night, a fire at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas exploded as firefighters worked, flattening the town and killing an unknown number of people. Onlookers described the plume as like a mushroom cloud; the blast was felt 40 miles away. How did this happen? Why a fertilizer plant? What kind of safety precautions exist to prevent such disasters? We attempt to explain.