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 ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn about desert habitats and the amazing plants and animals that live there ... animals that can be found there. What is dead, living and non-living? Learn about dead, living and non-living ...

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 ...