What’s particularly exciting about finds like this is that we just so rarely have wood preserved for that long,” the study’s ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

Pruning during winter is an ideal time to rid your plants of any unwanted parts before spring and summer come, and these are ...

These 430,000-year-old wooden tools from Greece are a rare find and provide a glimpse at the technical know-how of our early ...

You can pick up pine needles from your yard with hand or power tools, including rakes, yard sweepers, and reverse-capable ...

On an idyllic tropical island, archaeologists have found a cave wall that's been carefully adorned with pigment in an oddly ...

Shoveling snow and scraping ice doesn't have to be a back-breaking chore. Snow removal tools have come a long way in recent ...

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Winter might make your garden look sleepy, but your tools are wide awake—and judging you. Right now, in sheds and garages ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Fein is widely recognized as the oldest power tool brand still in operation, but when it comes specifically to hand tools, such as shovels, picks, pitchforks, and hammers — things that require nothing ...

Mass-produced tools have flooded the market, but there are still a handful of American-made brands making tools built for tough jobs. If you want tools that won’t fall apart after a year or two, ...