Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

A desert native, and high school biology teacher is on a mission to connect her high school students with the beauty and ...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up ...

With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

Knowledgeable docents will be available to share information on desert gardening techniques, plant selection and irrigation practices.

is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been much greener than usual as of late ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...