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After Dry January, Here's What Not to Give Up Next

Your body may thank you for sidestepping alcohol, but here's what happens if you stop gardening (hint: you really want to keep digging in the dirt)

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"I Miss My Lawn"

One writer shares what he loves most and looks forward to most eagerly when it’s midwinter

The Dirt: Get Ready for a Dahlia Revival and More

ICYMI, dig into these fresh and fascinating dispatches, research results, and factoids about the natural world

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Rodents, Begone! You Won't Believe How These Cities Are Rat-Proofing

Get out of town! Read about the wildly original ways these reviled critters are being sent packing

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Photograph of a rat on a brick city street