Beans need temperate weather to grow (frost is their enemy), and prefer soil that's at least 55 degrees F, making Zone 8's moderate weather ideal for these plants. Which bean you should choose ...

Those in temperate zones tended to have diverged more recently, implying that new species are being thrown up faster in these regions. Near the Equator, ...

Of about 1,400 species worldwide, nearly 500 are native to temperate zones like ours. They're not only evergreen -- their long and supple stems shed ice and snow without breaking like many ...

Temperate Zone Forest Fires Can Cool the Climate. Fires may boost the reflectivity of the ground, thereby counteracting the warming from the fire's release of greenhouse gases.

Predicting results and player performances in cricket is still an underdeveloped business, compared with the scientific forecasting systems at work for other professional sports. Soccer, the truly ...

Colorful, falling leaves may be the most iconic thing about fall within the temperate zone that experiences all four seasons. In fact, the seasonality and accessibility of “leaf peeping,” or ...

This zone is the area where liquid water can exist on the planet’s surface. Barnard b [2] is 20 times closer to Barnard’s star than the planet Mercury is to the sun.

Invasive species cost Florida tens of millions of dollars each year. The state has been called “ground zero” for these plants and animals because of its warm, welcoming environment, especially ...

The Sun's expansion into a red giant will engulf the inner planets, drastically increasing temperatures in the outer solar system. The habitable zone will expand to 10-50 AU, potentially making ...

The variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a restricted area means that the 712 caves currently identified make up a typical temperate-zone karstic system. Because they ...