Planting with native desert plant species is a sustainable option that will not only beautify but will make a significant impact on water consumption. In our hot, dry environment it is imperative ...

Desert plan seeks to balance environment, renewable energy By Julie Cart Sept. 23, 2014 9:04 PM PT ...

These conditions may be exacerbated in the desert, where a plant population may face long periods of extreme drought, or torrential short-term rains. Therefore, the desert environment provides an ...

Like all open-­air canals in the desert, this irrigation canal leading to Tighmert Oasis requires constant attention and maintenance from locals like Fal Bardid to keep it from filling with sand.

Objections are centered on that installation, a large, red-orange cube set in a desert wash by Sterling Ruby, and “Dive-In,” a large pink, Stonehenge-like sculpture on which movies are ...

Although there are other coastal deserts bounded by cool ocean currents (e.g., the Atacama, the Baja, etc.), the Namib is the only desert in the world where endemic flora and fauna have evolved in ...

Desert tortoises are sensitive to global warming, residential sprawl and other human encroachment on their habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated tortoise populations fell by ...

To help ensure that the work of advancing environmental health continues after the summit, the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation will launch on Sept. 16 a $1 million Request for Proposals ...

For the Atacama, however, a bloom is particularly rare. The desert strip extends for 994 miles along Chile's northwestern coast. It's so dry that, in some regions, rainfall has never been recorded.

Through these painstaking efforts, the research painted a picture of Engaji Nanyori as a dry, semi-desert environment, with little water and few plants. But the landscape hadn’t always been that ...