All of us—people, animals, and plants—are exhausted from the heat. October is starting out hot, too. Outdoor plants have no ...

Asheville attracted thousands of artsy, young professionals with its relatively mild weather that was touted as a “climate ...

Only after the risks of toxic metal loading have been deemed acceptable can such plants be introduced into the human food chain.

Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat. But scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this 'sweating' function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details ...

Australian scientists have made the world-first discovery of a plant-like protein in human cells, which could become a powerful drug target for controlling tumour growth and treating cancer.

The findings are published in the journal The Plant Cell. Plants can perceive light and heat via so-called phytochromes and use these pigments to trigger vital reactions such as growth.

In Stockholm’s Hammarbyverket plant, which is by some measures the world’s largest heat-pump plant, each of the seven electric-powered heat pumps is the size of a two-story house. On the day I ...

I was frequently out of town this summer and heard about the West Coast heat dome when I was in the middle of East Coast humidity. I returned home and wished I lived somewhere else. A big part of ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

Excessive heat can be especially dangerous in cities and dense areas with heat-absorbing surfaces, such as dark pavement and ...

We’re just asking to be treated like a human being,” one Haitian worker said, speaking to The Denver Post on the condition of ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around ...