Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

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 ...

Field measurements of carbon dioxide exchange and carbohydrate resources show that physiological adaptations occur in the shrubs Larrea divaricata, Encelia farinosa, Hymenoclea salsola, and Acacia ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The rarity of long-range seed dispersal (telechory) and commonness of antitelechory in desert plants are examined in light of contemporary ...

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 ...

Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally ...

Feral donkeys, or burros, in the Sonoran Desert have been eating the larger plants that provide shelter for smaller plants ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.

The plant: You’re reading this article during Valentine’s week — appropriate, I think, because society garlic is one of those plants most would use the word “love” to describe. As in “love it from ...