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

Smart gardeners in West Hawaii are installing some drought tolerant plants in their landscapes. Of course, one of the most drought tolerant groups of plants are those that can thrive in the desert. We ...

Every mind-bending molecule in nature has an evolutionary origin; a defense against being eaten, a lure for pollinators, or ...

Pablo Guerrero has been visiting cacti in the Atacama Desert his whole life, first on family trips to the Chilean coast and later as a researcher studying the impacts of climate change and illegal ...

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them. But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t ...

Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

Wander into a desert for the first time and you may not be too impressed. Most deserts are dry, hot, drab landscapes full of prickly plants. But spend some time there, especially in the early morning ...

Despite the catastrophic effects of continental drift, volcanoes, meteor strikes and ice ages over the last 200 million years, the cycads abide. These very ancient plants are found in our gardens as ...

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them. But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t ...