Deserts aren’t just hot—they’re thermally extreme landscapes where physics, biology, and climate intersect. Discover why these sun-scorched places turn icy cold at night, how life adapts to survive, ...

'If temperatures are cold but above freezing, and the soil stays too wet, snake plants may experience houseplant root rot.

India’s faunal database has 683 new entries, including 459 newly-discovered species and 224 species. These findings were ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

But the desert also isn’t the wasteland it’s often made out to be in popular culture. Take a look at the many types of crops grown commercially in the Coachella Valley.

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, at 2021 N. Kinney Road, is presenting a class March 18 in which participants can learn how native plants help heal parts your body.

Pilu or Salvadora persica is a resilient medicinal shrub valued for its dental and ecological benefits. Thriving in arid, ...

Ogura can still remember that terrible morning in August, 80 years ago. Her older brother, who later died of cancer from ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

Operation Desert Storm was 10 seconds away. Tom O’Neal was about to fire the first shot in the war that would end Saddam ...