Be Well: How to Use Natural Garden Care Methods in Place of Toxic Chemicals
Karen Musgrave, a horticulturist, joined Cheddar News to provide those with a budding green thumb, a few tips to maximize their outdoor spaces and gardens. She focuses on natural methods to bolster a garden in place of toxic, man-made chemicals. For instance, instead of seeking out store-bought mosquito repellant for yard care, installing a bat house can be just as effective since the animals eat about 1,000 mosquitoes per hour.
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May.
Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills.
The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday.
Scientists have discovered a new asteroid that's been tagging along with Earth for the past 2,000 years. The space rock is called a "quasi-moon," since it's only slightly influenced by the Earth's gravitational pull, but it still makes the journey around the sun much like the earth does.
