As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...

It’s time to start annuals that get off to a slow start, such as pansies, violas, snapdragons and lobelia. Read the seed ...

Plant ecologist Associate Professor Andy Leigh's research focuses on how plants withstand heat stress, to develop strategies ...

This green beauty could be your new favorite plant baby, but its common name “dumbcane” is a hint why it’s not right for everyone.

The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ... Dec. 12, 2024 — Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star.

This lets you capture long-exposure images in even bright midday sun without using a tripod or filter. Take that, DSLRs. Not everything works as a long-exposure image. A close-up of a flower ...

Iron oxide protects your skin from the sun’s visible light. Apply sunscreen before going outdoors. It takes approximately 15 minutes for your skin to absorb the sunscreen and protect you. If you wait ...

“What we do know for certain is that unprotected sun exposure increases the risk of skin cancer, and skipping sunscreen is far more dangerous than using it.” Beef Tallow and Other Natural ...

For those prone to PMLE, the rash usually appears on sun-exposed areas of skin hours or days after intense sunlight exposure. In North America, sun rashes are most common in late spring or early ...

Here we look at the dangers of sun exposure: Experts believe that on the hottest days of the summer normal skin can burn in 20 minutes and claim brief, intense exposure to the sun raises the risk ...

A massive 500,000-mile-wide (800,000-kilometer) coronal hole in the sun's atmosphere is unleashing a stream of fast-moving solar wind toward Earth, potentially supercharging auroras on Jan. 31 and ...

For years, medical advice on sun exposure has remained largely consistent: limit direct sunlight, apply sunscreen liberally, and wear protective clothing to minimize the risk of skin cancer.