Anyone who has stepped onto a sun-baked patio in the San Fernando Valley, Sacramento, or the Inland Empire in July knows the feeling well. The pavement radiates heat, the air shimmers, and any patch ...

Cities are living organisms — constantly growing, shifting, and reshaping themselves around the people who inhabit them. But not all parts of a city grow evenly. One of the clearest indicators of ...

Native forest restoration usually starts with faster growing "nurse plants" that provide shelter under which to plant bigger trees—but new research suggests some big canopy trees can be planted early ...