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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...