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 ...

Growing plants that can withstand bizarre weather patterns is becoming more of a worry these days. Try these resilient plants ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And people aren’t the only ones who have been feeling the heat; desert plants are wilting around town. The Tucson Botanical Gardens, located in Midtown near Grant and Alvernon, has a dedicated ...