Native edible trees and plants have a bounty of benefits to the desert and the people living in it. The trees and plants ...

In a nutshell A common desert plant called Artemisia herba-alba contains compounds that can effectively kill colorectal cancer cells in laboratory tests while appearing to leave healthy cells unharmed ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

The good news is, it is possible to grow succulents outdoors in certain conditions. It does require slightly different ...

Plants and animals need health lands and waters to live on the Colorado Plateau. Here's what we're doing to help beaver, ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Emily Hochberg The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is part zoo and ... plus a handful of gardens that showcase more than 1,600 species of plants, including multiple varieties of cacti, prickly ...