Something magical is happening in the barren landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile, considered the driest place on our planet with annual precipitation that can only be measured at a fraction of an ...
Desert dwellers have long relied on resilient plants for sustenance. These hardy species, including date palms, prickly pear, ...
A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S.
I was cheered when I came first to know that there were flowers also in hell … — William Carlos Williams, “Asphodel, That Greeny Flower” Holy Week, in an abysmally distressing season of public ...
The driest desert, now adorned with a breathtaking array of flowers, is a sight to behold. This unexpected transformation, sparked by the rare occurrence of rains in North Chile, has turned a portion ...
EVERY CACTUS IS A POEM, and we don't simply mean the beautiful and ethereal names that have been bestowed upon so many of these sometimes prickly and always ravishing plants. The earthy hues, the ...
Check the list of 9 vital fruits that grow in the desert, including Prickly Pear, Dates, and Dragon Fruit, providing ...
No you aren’t seeing things. Some Southern California deserts are blooming right now. Yellow carpets of native chinchweed popped in parts of the Mojave Desert in late August. “The late summer bloom is ...
Most people believe that desert is an unending and harsh landscape where plants would not thrive. In fact, when we look at ...