This odd plant hidden in the Namib Desert looks like it belongs in a Sci-Fi movie, but it's actually one of Earth's ...

Saharan mustard threatens desert plant diversity and hampers recovery from climate fluctuations. Once believed to be ...

Two Indigenous food educators led a tour showcasing edible and useful Sonoran Desert plants. Participants learned about palo verde flowers for tea, edamame-tasting pods and hunting woodrats.

UCR ecologist Loralee Larios and her colleagues found that Saharan mustard threatens native plants by overwhelming the desert's natural seed bank. The seed bank -- a reservoir of dormant seeds ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25. Their wisdom, while better ...

Many native desert plants remain dormant for years, making short-term surveys ineffective for capturing the full scope of biodiversity. By using multi-year monitoring, scientists can better ...

Succulents endemic to South Africa and Namibia are drying up and dying across the increasingly hot northern part of their ...

Steve Blackwell, conservation collections manager at Desert Botanical Garden, and his team found themselves stumped by a ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Earth Day approaches on April 22, one local business owner is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the entire year. Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s ...

Utility-scale solar plants ensure that abundant solar resources in such areas are effectively and efficiently harnessed and that desert resources are used in a way that helps promote environmental ...

Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant is expected to undergo a 10-month retooling starting in December to transition from traditional combustion engines to electric vehicle production. The retooling ...