Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants ... becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh ...

If you had to choose a place on earth to get stranded in, a desert would probably not be ... about these extraordinary environments and the animals that call them home.

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study ...

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 ...

Explore the rugged terrain and rare plants at one of Arizona's newest and barely visited national monuments, a serene cactus ...

Fifty rare plant and animal species are native to the region, including the desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard. The monument will also safeguard clean water for more than 40 million ...

This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students could be given a list of plants or animals and asked to ...