Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

As drug-resistant infections continue to rise, researchers are looking for new antimicrobial strategies that are both ...

For the past 15 years, Philip Rundel has been developing this book through his long-term relationship and travels in deserts of the Southwestern United States, northern Chile and southern Africa. His ...

Desert plants — famous for tolerance of torrid landscapes — are dying at an alarming rate due to the twin threats of even hotter temperatures and less rain, according to new research published this ...

Q: I have one hopseed bush out of 20 that was planted about seven years ago and died about a week ago after the rain. I am watering them deeply only once a week. Before the rain, they were all doing ...

APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...

Scientists discovered how to study cactus movement without harm - by measuring the silent sway of these desert giants using ...