But you would never know it thanks to a mobile furnace that burns at 2,000 degrees. Add two tablespoons of cobalt oxide powder to each 300 pound batch of mixed consumer glass, and the end product is ...

The American Red Cross is urging everyone to keep the blood supply strong this winter for patients in need and is offering a big prize to encourage donations. The need ...

A single missing tree has led to the planting of 1,000 more on a North Yorkshire estate. The unauthorised felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland in September 2023 caused an uproar.

If you find yourself at an American drag strip, you’re bound to hear mention of a “Christmas tree” — even if it’s the middle of summer. So what is everyone talking about? Here in the US ...

For more than 40 years, the American Chestnut Foundation has led efforts to bring back a tree with blight and phytophthora resistance. But for an effective restoration, the trees need diverse ...

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The National Trust collected seeds from the fallen Sycamore Gap tree which stood beside Hadrian's Wall in the North of England for about 300 years. It has donated 49 saplings – one to represent ...

The Sycamore Gap tree stood beside Hadrian's Wall in the North of England for about 300 years [Getty Images] A charity has said it feels "proud" to be given a sapling from the iconic Robin Hood ...

American Legion Post 104 donated $5,000 to the Veterans Village project in Terre Haute. The project, by the Terre Haute Area Association of Realtors (THAAR), is building tiny homes for veterans at ...

"Merry Christmas, American taxpayer. We're going to buy you ... Other earmarks – being dubbed "Christmas tree ornaments" – include duty-free Haitian apparel imports, lithium-ion battery ...

The explosion was reported at about 8:30 a.m. at the Seymour Paint factory in Sycamore, located a little more than 60 miles west of Chicago, Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said in a press release.

Ah, December, the month when many people bring a little—or not-so-little—piece of the great outdoors inside in the form of a Christmas tree. But what kind of care does a felled tree need to ...