Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems ...

You may think these plants prefer cold climates, however they tolerate the extreme heat and cold you’ll find in the desert and high elevations. They also thrive in poor, infertile, well drained soils, ...

New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that, under some conditions, plants can "curate" their ...

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.

Hidden in the vast western frontier of Texas lies a natural masterpiece that somehow remains the Lone Star State’s best-kept secret. Big Bend Ranch State Park in Terlingua offers 311,000 acres of ...

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 ...

Some of the world’s most seemingly inhospitable landscapes are providing stylish sanctuary for a cohort of pioneering homeowners. Architectural innovation is keeping things cool . . .

Minecraft's First Game Drop Of 2025 Brings Animal Variants And New Plants Cold chickens and cows, firefly bushes, and new spawn egg designs are coming. By Chris Hayner on March 22, 2025 at 10:30AM PDT ...

ASU's location in a sunny, desert environment makes the campus the perfect place for cactuses. Gabriella Zwall, a senior studying dietetics and a member of the Cultivate Downtown Gardening Club at ASU ...

This dual germination strategy functions as a "bet-hedging" mechanism, helping the plants cope with the desert's unpredictable rainfall and temperature fluctuations. The study not only offer new ...

This includes considering the room temperature because how warm different parts of your home are will determine what plants ...

Image of a thorny devil lizard in the desert. (Credit: Kris Wild) “Cost-of-living is a concept humans are all too aware of, but the same concept applies to ectotherms – or cold-blooded animals – such ...