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Published Even Sonoran Desert plants aren't immune to climate change - Even Sonoran Desert Plants Aren't Immune to Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thou ...
Published Desert locusts remain a serious threat to Pakistan - Desert Locusts Remain a Serious Threat to Pakistan
(via sciencedaily.com) The recent Desert Locust upsurge had a major impact on Pakistan's agriculture, with swarms causing i ...
Published Desert shrubs cranked up water use efficiency to survive a megadrought - Desert Shrubs Cranked Up Water Use Efficiency to Survive a Megadrought
(via sciencedaily.com) Shrubs in the desert Southwest have increased their water use efficiency at some of the highest rate ...
Published How common desert shrub efficiently harvests water from the air
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of scientists has revealed the mechanism a desert plant native to the United Arab Emirates us ...
Published Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers to feed their chicks, new research shows. ...
Published Deserts 'breathe' water vapor, study shows - Deserts 'Breathe' Water Vapor: A New Study Reveals How It Works
(via sciencedaily.com) Deserts may seem lifeless and inert, but they are very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, grow a ...
Published How patterns emerge in salt deserts - How Patterns Emerge in Salt Deserts
(via sciencedaily.com) The honeycomb patterns which are often found in salt deserts in Death Valley, US, and Bolivia, among ...
Published Study uncovers hundred-year lifespans for three freshwater fish species in the Arizona desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New study finds some of the oldest animals in the world living in a place you wouldn't expect: fishe...
Published New research reveals why and when the Sahara Desert was green
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the pas...
Published How soil microbes survive in harsh desert environments
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall -- how do desert soil bacteria manage to su ...
Published Desert dust collected from glacier ice helps document climate change - Desert Dust Collected from Glacier Ice Helps Document Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers are using dust trapped in glacier ice in Tibet to document past changes in Earth's intri...
Published Study finds nearly half of U.S. counties have at least one 'pharmacy desert'
(via sciencedaily.com) Nearly half of counties in the United States have at least one 'pharmacy desert' where there is no r ...
Published Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust - Using Solar Farms to Generate Fresh Desert Soil Crust
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Biocrusts play a crucial role in maintaining soil health and ecosystem sustainability, but they are...
Published New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples - New Insights into Survival of Ancient Western Desert Peoples
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypothes...
Published Solving a long-standing mystery about the desert's rock art canvas - Solving a Long-Standing Mystery About the Desert's Rock Art Canvas
(via sciencedaily.com) Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for...
Published Mummified parrots point to trade in the ancient Atacama desert - Mummified Parrots Reveal Ancient Trade in the Atacama Desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient Egyptians mummified cats, dogs, ibises and other animals, but closer to home in the South Am...
Published Desert ant increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks - Desert Ants Increase Nest Entrance Visibility in Absence of Landmarks
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers report that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood tha ...
Published A lighthouse in the Gobi desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary relatio...
Published Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth's most arid deserts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large...
Published Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star - Astronomers Discover a 'Forbidden' Planet in the 'Neptunian Desert' Around Its Star
(via sciencedaily.com) An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in a region close to i...