In one of the hottest landscapes on Earth, a modest desert shrub is quietly rewriting what I thought plants could endure. By ...

CALGARY — Scientists have made a remarkable discovery that’s changing what we thought we knew about our ancient relatives. At a site called Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania, researchers have found evidence ...

Deserts are among Earth’s most extreme environments, where daytime temperatures regularly surpass 50°C, and thermal stress relentlessly challenges both ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Four dogs were living in the Mojave Desert for a couple weeks without food and water until they were rescued by Las Vegas Valley animal shelters. The Nevada SPCA sent a ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of Populus pruinosa, a plant thriving in extreme deserts. The study reveals key genes for high salinity and drought adaptability. Analysis of individuals from ...

Made to withstand the harsh climate of the desert and thrive in it, the dead and decaying desert plants throughout the Sonoran landscape may be perplexing to those who see it. But even the toughest ...

Life is rarely solitary, yet some beings exist in extreme biological isolation. From a lone, ancient tree in Bahrain's desert ...

Sirāt tells the story of a man searching for his lost daughter at a rave in the Sahara Desert. Though it carries echoes of ...