LANZHOU -- A Chinese research team has developed a chemical sand-fixation material suitable for use in cold desert regions, ...

A couple of years back, I was being lined up to present a Netflix show where teams would compete to create gardens next to each other in a field in rural England. When the planting was complete, some ...

The Ivanpah solar plant, once a beacon of cutting-edge technology, is closing due to the rapid advancement and cost reduction of photovoltaic solar panels, sparking debate about government spending ...

I’m just not traveling as much these days, even to San Diego. There have been more events and happenings in the Valley along with Sweet Saturdays to keep me happily ...

When choosing the right plants for your landscape design, fast-growing ones that spill over with feathery foliage, like this ...

A judge blocks mass layoffs at the consumer protection agency. Plus, why a futuristic-looking solar energy plant is doomed. It's all on The Excerpt.

Perennials, shrubs and small trees native to the Chihuahuan Desert give color to San Antonio gardens while providing food and ...

In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically ...

Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be obsolete.

In case you have any memory left, you may remember a column we had on a page like this 25 or more years ago. The subject was ...

The tour focused on California native trees and the flowers blooming in the gardens on the early February morning. Featured trees were Valley Oaks, Desert Willow, and Bue Elderberry.