As a graduate student at the Free University of Brussels nearly 20 years ago, Athanasia Tzika analyzed the genomes of several animals to better understand their diversity. During this time, the ...

As any cat lover knows, distinct patterns of dark and light hair color are apparent not only in housecats but also in their wild relatives, from cheetahs to tigers to snow leopards. Researchers at the ...

“My bed of pachysandra has developed dark blotches on the leaves. I’m wondering what this problem is and what I can do to improve the health and appearance of this planting?” Your description ...

Q. Our home is 12 years old. Almost from the start the basement floor started getting black blotches which just got larger and larger. In the center it begins to get white and chalky. I have had ...

I’ve heard from several gardeners recently about an issue they’re having with their pachysandra. During last year’s growing season, the plants developed black blotches on their leaves and eventually ...

Lancaster County fishing guide John Stygler has cataloged plenty of images of what anglers and wildlife officials commonly call blotchy bass syndrome. In one, black blotches, like poorly applied ...

If you neglected to properly prep your deck or furniture before applying wood stain, you might have ended up with an ugly blotchy finish. While starting over by stripping and sanding the piece may ...