China's expertise and experience in building windbreaks in deserts have earned global acclaim. By using grass grids made of ...

For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. Daily temperatures can fluctuate dramatically; it rarely rains, and there are few nutrients in the parched soil for a hungry plant. To add ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

Meet kachri, Rajasthan’s wild mini watermelon — tiny in size, mighty in flavour, and a secret ingredient in the desert’s most ...

With just over 1 inch of rain since last April, Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are feeling the effects.

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As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three ...

Restoring the natural balance in today’s West will involve humans, predators and other animals, a fragile balancing act that ...

And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.

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