In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

Winter residents often ask which plants, besides cactus, will best tolerate cold desert nights and yet survive hot summers ...

Residents moving to the Emirates and attempting to recreate their gardens from back home with non-UAE native plant varieties ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

Native edible trees and plants have a bounty of benefits to the desert and the people living in it. The trees and plants ...

The desert rose is a succulent prized for its thick trunk, delicate foliage, and trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of deep […] ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

PARIS: Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million ... which commonly lives in arid areas, as well as traces of past wildfires and signs ...

Through these painstaking efforts, the research painted a picture of Engaji Nanyori as a dry, semi-desert environment, with little water and few plants ... to a hyper-arid shrubland.

A pioneering study has revealed that Homo erectus, an ancestor of modern humans, successfully endured harsh desert environments ... planning to survive in arid conditions.

In the arid expanses of northern China ... irrigation systems beneath photovoltaic panels and tending to the thriving sand plants. For Qin, photovoltaic-based desert control is a meaningful effort ...