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The Dangote Petrochemical Refinery will receive at least five million barrels of imported crude oil within the four weeks of ...

The frequently changing tariffs on imported ingredients are creating some challenges for skin care company EcoLips. The ...

US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump's trade wars, OECD says. U.S. economic growth will slow to 1.6% this year from 2.8% last year as President ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has launched an online Texas Triple-P: Plant Phenology Project plant identification course.

According to the USDA, the plant called Water Hemlock is the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America.

A legendary rose-bush that provides a physical link back to the time of Charlemagne is blooming again. Learn the legend of ...

Owned by Megan Nance, the business sells indoor plants and succulents, in addition to offering plant styling services, plant ...

Summer is a great time to forage for invasive species for your supper, or dessert, including green crabs, periwinkles, ...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a biological pathogen that they planned to study at a University of ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...