Around Nov. 10, the Persephone Period begins in southern Michigan, causing vegetable plants to stop growing due to shortened ...

By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle phase when tomatoes are most vulnerable to extreme heat ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

as well as the molecular mechanisms that make the plants more heat tolerant. The discovery, detailed in a study in Current Biology, could inform a key strategy to protect the food supply in the ...

Whether you live in an area with little rain or you're looking for something that can handle some neglect, these drought-tolerant ground covers are great picks.