Diego Miró-Rivera has always been drawn to objects and spaces that others overlook. Cigarette butts, chunks of melting snow, and Texas mountain laurel seeds are among the materials the Austin ...

There is a lot scientists don't understand about mercury — namely, how it becomes its most toxic form and why our bodies ...

Cicada shells are crunching underfoot in Southwest Ohio, left behind by the invading 17-year brood. Here's how to clean up ...

The company offers a few tips: Add them to compost: Both dead cicadas and nymph shells can be composted. Scotts says their potassium- and nitrogen-rich exoskeletons can improve organic matter.