March is when the ice finally thaws, and we begin to notice touches of green appearing in the garden, which means gardeners can start planting crops once more, such as strawberries. Strawberries are ...

Like Astrophage, the solar-radiation-eating microbes in Andy Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary, some sea slugs can derive energy from sunlight. Niamh Ordner Like Astrophage, the solar-radiation-eating ...

Nudibranchs are often referred to as the butterflies of the sea. Nudibranchs live worldwide, primarily in warm, shallow marine regions, and stand out for their flamboyant colors and diverse shapes. A ...

Gardeners are being encouraged to plant a simple herb that slugs reportedly hate, as spring brings a fresh wave of pests across the United Kingdom. With flower beds, vegetable patches and allotments ...

This week’s beachcombing brought an unforgettable sight along our Texas shoreline: blue dragons. While walking a short stretch of beach, I counted nearly 20 of these tiny, electric-blue sea slugs ...

Consider the lowly slug. When I was a child of about five or six, I apparently did. My grandmother was busy with a sharp garden tool killing slugs that were rampaging through her strawberry patch.

They're one of the most unwelcome visitors in the garden, and yet they quickly become the most common. When slugs invaded my garden, I'll admit I panicked, but luckily, there are a few effective yet ...

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves directly on the GPU for games and other types of software, but due to its ...

March marks the moment when frost finally melts away, and touches of green begin to emerge in gardens, signalling that it's time for gardeners to get planting again, including strawberries.

DAMAGE by slugs in gardens and farms is usually worst in late autumn and early spring. There are three reasons for this. First, some species are most numerous in winter 1. Secondly, alternative foods ...