The desert has a secret: it’s not just a place of silence and sand, but a living, breathing tapestry of color and life—if you know where to look. Against all odds, landscapes in Arizona and New Mexico ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

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 ...

Birds are creative when hiding their nests in the sparse, open vegetation of the desert, One popular choice is a type of cactus called cholla, which looks like a short jumble of stout branches ...

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 ...

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

The study, titled “Greening of the Thar Desert”, analyzed satellite images taken between 2001 and 2023, which shows clear growth of vegetation on Thar dessert.

Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use less water, a practice called xeriscaping.

Between 2001 and 2023, vegetation greenness across the Thar Desert increased by 38%, with gains most pronounced in the north-central areas. Both monsoon and non-monsoon seasons showed measurable ...