March is here, and it’s the perfect time to shake off winter blues with nails that celebrate the month’s fresh energy. From ...

Despite February’s often cool, damp, and dreary days, it is a harbinger that spring is only a month away and can inspire North Bay gardeners to begin planning, preparing and getting an early start ...

Not all trees drop their leaves in the fall. Even in the height of winter, a curious number of oak and beech trees refuse to ...

Winter garden cleanup sounds boring, cold, and optional, which is exactly why so many people skip it. After all, plants are ...

Abstract: In this paper, a high-resolution optical fiber Fabry -Perot interferometric accelerometer based on a double spring supported spring-mass oscillator for acceleration perception is proposed ...

Before bringing home a plant, inspect it closely. Look at the soil, stem, leaves and, importantly, under the leaves, where ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a design and modeling of a trapezoidal leaf spring actuator (TLSA) with variable stiffness. The mechanical mechanism of the actuator for stiffness adjustment consists of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death ...