Picea pungens, Colorado Spruce, 30 to 60 feet; full sun. Assets: The tree forms a regular, narrow pyramid with stiff horizontal branches. Cultivars have blue foliage ... with varying habits and ...

By Dana G. Smith The concept is simple and alluring: There are special regions around the world — called blue zones — where people regularly remain vibrant and active into their 90s and 100s ...

The Western North Carolina town possesses the world’s most pure quartz, making its two mine operations essential to the ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane ...

Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company Sibelco announced Thursday it has restarted operations in the Western North Carolina town ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Blue Carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored ...

It's an age-old question and one that any meteorologist hears quite often. Why is the sky blue? It has to do with light waves and how they travel through our atmosphere. The light from our sun ...

With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WGHP) — The area along the river is lined with local businesses in Spruce Pine. All of the buildings are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed. “I could ...

AND RIGHT NOW, THIS SCENIC OVERLOOK JUST OUTSIDE OF SPRUCE PINE IS BEING USED AS A PLACE ... COMING HERE TO THIS VISITOR CENTER JUST OFF THE BLUE RIGE PARKWAY. IT’S THE ONLY PLACE FOR MILES ...

In a solicitation released in September 2023, VA said SPRUCE is a multiple-award task order contract that covers commercial services across five technical functional areas: software development ...