Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

Surviving the Freeze In the animal kingdom, hibernation and torpor are remarkable strategies that help creatures survive ...

Jovine, the cofounder and chief scientist of Brilliant Planet, is trying to engineer high-growth microalgae strains to ...

The Frigid Wilderness Tucked deep within Siberia, Verkhoyansk is a city that personifies the true meaning of cold. During its ...

we are zone 6a (minus 10 to minus 5 degrees Fahrenheit). The recent cold temperatures (around minus 6 degrees in central Illinois) are ‘normal’ for this part of the state. So, plants that are ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...

Recent cold weather may have some wondering about the effects on landscape plants. In general, uniformly low temperatures will not damage dormant and hardy plants. Low temperature injury is more ...