A patio shade sail creates cooling shade and UV protection for your backyard. Proper planning and installation are key to a stable, effective sail.

In the end, designing a park that can stay cool and allow kids to play even on the hottest days is a good long-term plan.

A team of researchers has mapped the tree canopies at public schools across California. What they've found so far is that ...

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Shade Trees on Playgrounds (STOP) program is now accepting applications to help schools reduce children's exposure to direct sunlight ...

Car sun shades are an essential accessory for those wishing to protect their vehicle’s interior from the fierce heat of the sun. Designed to block the sun’s rays and prevent them from infiltrating the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A classic play about poverty, race, discrimination, and life’s dreams is coming to the Topeka stage for the first time in decades. Shades of Theatre is producing “A Raisin in the ...

Whether you’re going to the beach or the park for a picnic this summer, chances are that you’re going to need to park your car ahead of all that fun in the sun. But the sun that you’re enjoying is the ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Everyone knows that it always feels hotter in direct sunlight, but by how much? We put this to the test around 3:00 Sunday afternoon, as temperatures ramped up into the mid 90s.

Plants have a range of light that they have adapted to growing in. Coping adaptations include turning red when exposed to full sun (some succulents do this) or growing taller in low light conditions.

PITTSBURGH, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be an easy way to move a shade umbrella to maximize comfort and sun protection during outdoor activities," said an inventor, from Long ...

On a recent afternoon, a six-metre sand dune was being shaped beneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. Its contours caught the warm light as a loader beeped and reversed, stirring and mixing. What ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The sun makes a big difference in the temperature, if you have a thermometer in the sun versus shade. Plus, surfaces make a difference, especially if you are in a city versus the ...