If you’ve got a smart home, or you just want to know how soaked your garden is getting in the winter, you might want to measure rainfall. There are a bunch of ways to go about it, and this capacitive ...

The installed rain barrel was painted brown and fitted with a brass spigot for feeding the garden hose. Putting a scrap lattice on its sides isn’t necessary, but does make the setup look more ...

Emma Stenhouse is a marine scientist, educator, and writer with more than 16 years of experience. She holds an M.S. in Marine Science from the University of Plymouth. Installing a rain barrel system ...

WE CAN’T control the weather, but tech can at least give us a heads-up when the heavens open so we can bring in the washing or anything else left in the garden. We can do this with a digital rain ...

An automatic water timer for drip irrigation with a smart rain sensor, home automation system, electric bicycle, smart dustbin, and a river surface waste cleaning machine -- these are among the ...