Musty rooms, foggy mirrors, and that damp-towel smell are monsoon staples. A handful of houseplants can genuinely help cut the moisture, here’s which ones actually work and how.

One nursery owner says they are facing the most challenging weather conditions in 20 years.

Britain is facing a very hot and dry summer, with hosepipe bans in many areas. Some parts of England have even seen the longest unbroken spell of no recorded rainfall. The weather has led to lower ...

PM Sanae Takaichi urges people ‘to remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake of similar magnitude’.

They’re ubiquitous in Southern landscapes for a reason! But a tiny insect called tea leaf scale sometimes surprises us with problems. Tea leaf scale (Fiorinia theae), or simply tea scale, insects use ...

Discover 10 low-maintenance plants perfect for lazy gardeners in India — from air-purifying Snake Plants to lucky Money Plants, each brings its own benefit — air purity, good luck, or effortless ...

A project to "help nature to thrive", improve water quality and reduce the risk of flooding on the River Aire has been ...

A powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, seriously damaging a shopping mall where there are reportedly many people trapped ...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region on Tuesday, registering up to shindo 7, the ...

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.

India has entered the semiconductor race with ambition and urgency, yet it still risks misunderstanding what the race represents. The national debate is largely focused on investment announcements, ...

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological ...