Cold damage can happen to frost-tender outdoor plants as well. In mild cases, some of the outer leaves may turn black and ...

As the summer sun burns down on the surrounding landscape, turning the grass brown and causing a few cases of heat stroke, the first thing those out and about do is head for the shade. In the Town of ...

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

A rare brush of arctic temperatures threatens Florida’s mulit-billion dollar produce, and the effects could be felt as far away as Maine.

Fruit plants can bring soluble fiber, the kind that gels in water and helps slow digestion, into everyday meals, and they ...

A potential freeze event that could last for more than a day has Southwest Florida's growers scrambling to protect their ...

Raphael Gomes explains why supermarkets cover fruit in wax before selling it. Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 ...

Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations. These noises are known as frost quakes or ...

If a tree explodes in a forest and there's no one there to hear it, did it really explode? A social media post warning of this winter weather phenomenon went viral earlier this week as people across ...

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about what happens and why. If a ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...