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Plants

Root Awakening

Give plants more air circulation

The crinkled leaves could be a natural characteristic of this cabbage cultivar.
The crinkled leaves could be a natural characteristic of this cabbage cultivar.

South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost nuclear energy, high-tech cooperation

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung lays a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during a state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung lays a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during a state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen

Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accident

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Rainforests can bounce back much faster than thought, researchers say

Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land.
Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land.

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Tuapse port kills one

Fire and smoke rise at the Tuapse oil refinery near the Tuapse port, following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Russian officials, in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on April 20, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS
Fire and smoke rise at the Tuapse oil refinery near the Tuapse port, following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Russian officials, in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on April 20, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

Russian billionaire says drone attacks affect nitrogen fertiliser trade

Billionaire and founder of fertilizer producer EuroChem Andrei Melnichenko speaks with journalists during a meeting of the Committee on Ecology and Climate Policy of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova
Billionaire and founder of fertilizer producer EuroChem Andrei Melnichenko speaks with journalists during a meeting of the Committee on Ecology and Climate Policy of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova

Root Awakening

Basil plants lack nutrients

The pale green hue suggests a lack of nitrogen.
The pale green hue suggests a lack of nitrogen.

Root Awakening

Keep Kalanchoe dry

This plant is a popular flowering succulent.
This plant is a popular flowering succulent.

Trump says US won 'total and complete victory' after ceasefire deal with Iran, AFP reports

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says

Smoke and flames rise from the direction of an industrial complex, after Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said that air defences intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles launched towards the Eastern region, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released on April 7, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS
Smoke and flames rise from the direction of an industrial complex, after Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said that air defences intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles launched towards the Eastern region, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released on April 7, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.