Decorative driveways, pretty pool decks and patios and wow-worthy walkways … sometimes hardscapes are so much more than a slab of grey concrete. Hardscapes can include stamped concrete, acid stained ...

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For Construction Pros: How to Choose a Decorative Concrete Sealer for an Outdoor Project

There is no “one size fits all” decorative concrete sealer. Instead, contractors need to weigh a host of factors to determine the best product for the job. It’s not an easy process. Just ask Marc Di ...

Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae, otaridae, and odobenidae—that are the only mammals that feed in the water and breed on land.

New research shows Weddell seals avoid making extreme dives for prey during midday, allowing the seals to keep diving over and over without having to pause for long. This allows them to spend almost all of their time underwater, foraging under high-light conditions, which is best for visual hunters. (Michelle Shero, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

The night approaches quickly. A harbor seal plunges into the water, diving deep as the sunlight recedes. Through the dark, turbid waters, she searches for fish. Suddenly, the whiskers on her right cheek begin vibrating. And she’s off. Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new…

A female grey seal nursing her pup on the beaches of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Gray seals give birth once a year and females will quickly lose ~30% of their body mass while the pup triples in size during a short nursing period of only 15-20 days.