Discover some of the world's most incredible desert plants that thrive in extreme heat and dry conditions with little ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

They hoard water, manufacture food at night and con their helpers into working for free. Beneath their celebrated blooms, desert wildflowers are survivalists — plants that vigorously defend their ...

A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...

I have discovered some of the most amazing plants high on sheer rocky cliffs. These elevated locations are often overlooked by hikers studying the ground for cactus and wildflowers. Yet I've found ...

Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to build solar arrays has consequences for the plants and animals it displaces.

Discover the fascinating world of desert plants and the remarkable adaptations that help them survive extreme heat, scarce rainfall, and dry conditions. From water-storing cacti to fog-harvesting ...

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them. But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t ...

THE LIVING DESERT, an animal park known for championing regional wildlife, popular seasonal events (like the whimsical "WildLights"), and the annual Emergence Contest surrounding Mojave Maxine, the ...

The desert biome is characterized by low precipitation, a high rate of evaporation (seven to fifty times as much as precipitation), and a wide daily range in temperature. The dramatic temperature ...

For the past 15 years, Philip Rundel has been developing this book through his long-term relationship and travels in deserts of the Southwestern United States, northern Chile and southern Africa. His ...