Touch the fruit. Not all figs show obvious signs of ripening. Some, including the popular LSU Gold cultivar, remain green ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Not a day goes by anymore without news reports of U.S. citizens of Hispanic descent being wrongly detained in immigration ...

To survive a heating planet, humans need shade—lots of it.

Republican majorities in both houses of Congress have now approved President Donald Trump’s clawback of about $9 billion for ...

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over the ...

Indoor plants aren’t just great for looking at. They can also serve a great function, like improving the quality of air ...

Subtropical plants such as bottlebrush, loquats, figs, oleanders, and pomegranates, don’t always flower their first years ...

Shade makes long waits for the bus more comfortable. Shade helps keep farmworkers safe when they harvest fruits and vegetables under an unforgiving sun. And shade cools urban environments, improving ...