deserts

Heidelberg Earth scientists study natural climate fluctuations of the past 500,000 years

Farms and orchards are the most susceptible in Europe to soil degradation and desertification

Landmark study explains the mystery of why cooperation among birds is associated with unpredictable environments

The newly identified species belongs to the genus Phallocryptus of which only four species were previously known from different arid and semiarid regions

To recover a meteorite record for millions of years, the researchers headed to the Atacama Desert

The date palm has a wax that can withstand high temperatures and therefore has an impressive waterproof skin 

New studies show options for gathering water from fog, condensation

University of Cincinnati researchers found the soils in New Mexico could support agriculture, suggesting the people who lived there 1,000 years ago were self-sufficient

Researchers led by a Washington State University biologist have found that arid areas, among the biggest ecosystems on the planet, take up an unexpectedly large amount of carbon as levels of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere.

Berkeley Lab team reveals how desert cyanobacteria awaken to rainfall then resume their sleep.