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Herbicide spread by drone technology may soon become a standard method of controlling mimosa bush, a woody weed challenge in ...

Mikaila Ulmer started Me & the Bees lemonade at 4 years old. Now, at just 20, she's an author, speaker, & purveyor of flavors ...

My kindergarten grandson’s favorite number to express gigantic proportions is 139. “Grandmommy, I want you to stay 139 days ...

X is for Ximenia juice and Xanté, both of which are excellent! Though too much Xanté might leave you exhausted and needing ...

Seymour the tortoise is rooting for a three-peat. Saturday morning at the Catawba Science Center in Hickory, Seymour, a 28-year-old African spurred tortoise, picked the reigning Super Bowl champion ...