Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost ...

Uncertain about the future? Why not try seeds? They’re easy to save and provide a safety net for good times and bad.

On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques to concentrate the sun's energy as a heat source. The heat is then used to boil water to drive a steam turbine that ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

“I look for symmetry and plants that will do well in the sun because we are obviously in a place that gets high heat,” Martinez shared. She is very much aware that each plant has a specific need.

The UD Extension Vegetable and Fruit Research Program has been working to test methods to reduce heat stress effects for commercial vegetables. Here are some ways you can use these practices in your ...

Inside an artificial greenhouse filled with plants, the surrounding glass traps ... Gases within the atmosphere act like glass, trapping the sun's heat. These gases include water vapor, carbon ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Volunteers and staff gathered together to plant dozens ... which will reduce the heat in these communities. We know with pavement it soaks in the sun here in the summer ...

Full sun plants water every two to three days ... Rose bushes are turning yellow and losing leaves because of the heat, so these need a good soak. So once a week let the hose run on the roots ...