PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs. While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the printed gift guides arriving in their mailboxes are smaller.

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists know how the plants do it. A squirting cucumber in action is a remarkable sight, but if you ...

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

It all comes down to a missing pistol. It’s almost exactly halfway through Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful, angry, masterfully crafted “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” that Iman (Missagh Zareh) realizes that ...

Sure, ordering seeds and supplies online is fast and easy, but can that really compete with having all the catalogs spread out on the table like a cornucopia of dreams? It promises a future filled ...

Seed oils like canola and sunflower oil are commonly used in processed foods like baked goods. Now, some wellness influencers say they're avoiding seed oils, claiming that the omega-6 fatty acids in ...

Big Ten champion The Buckeyes will garner top-seed billing if they're able to end a three-game skid against Michigan during rivalry week and follow that up with a victory over unbeaten Oregon in ...

FORAGE and pasture seed business S&W Seed Company is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds under its new owner Avior Capital Partners. The move will see the operation continue after 40 years in Australia, but ...

UNDER new owner Avior Capital Partners, S&W Seeds Australia is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds. The move will see the operation continue after 40 years in Australia, and as a separate entity to the United ...

"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning ...

Wilcox Wellness and Fitness hosted its 10th annual "Burpees for Turkeys" event to fight hunger in Maine. The event was held at the fitness center's Brunswick and Bangor locations. And for every ...