Every April for the past decade, systems biologist Rodrigo Gutiérrez has driven 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to reach one of the driest places on Earth: Chile’s Atacama Desert, parts of which ...

The guided tour takes you through a tropical rainforest, savannah and desert, and introduces you to plant adaptations and the characteristics of the habitats. The tour begins with a group assignment ...

As deserts expanded their range over the past 5-7 million years, many plants invaded the new biome and rapidly diversified, producing amazing adaptations to drought and heat. Can plants continue to ...

The plant: It’s no mistake this plant was given a “jubilant” name. You’ll think you were invited to a joyous celebration as you watch this large, fast-growing ...

Rare monsoon rains have temporarily transformed Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, triggering dormant seeds to sprout and covering the arid landscape with flowers and greenery. The short-lived bloom highlights ...

Consider me. I wear a fur coat in the heat! I must admit, however, that as a benefit of living, working and supervising here at the Desert Museum I have some very enjoyable human accommodations. Above ...

Here is one stark sign of the prolonged drought in Southern Arizona: Even some cacti and desert trees are withering from lack of moisture. Native plants are "definitely seeing the effects of the ...