Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan ...

Mix in sand and compost to improve drainage and support your plants. You want soil that can soak up water quickly but also hold enough moisture for the plants to thrive. Native plants are best. Go for ...

When people hear the word “desert”, they think of scorching heat, an extremely hot atmosphere, and unbearable temperatures ...

New geochemical evidence points to the color change resulting from red Australian desert dust carried across the Tasman Sea.

Las Arenitas is an artificial oasis that recycles used water from the border city of Mexicali to regenerate ecosystems in the ...

In Dallas, a growing coalition of urban farms, faith groups, and community leaders is tackling food insecurity, climate ...

On 'Creature Cases,' the focus isn't just on entertaining kids with cute animals. This Netflix show invites kids to explore ...

Stony Brook University’s Dr. Patricia Wright was introduced to an amazing parcel of land in southeastern Madagascar.

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept ... the team could estimate how much rain fell during specific periods. Vonhof says that these humid periods were probably driven by ...

Mineral deposits in limestone caves show that the now arid interior of Saudi Arabia repeatedly experienced increased rainfall over the last eight million years. An international team of researchers ...

Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the world. Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire ...

We go at dawn and hike until the sluggards start arriving, usually around 11 a.m. head to lunch, and then either drive home, or stop in Desert Hot Springs for a soak in a hot spring resort.