Arid and semi-arid lands represent 41% of ... Huang’s team has systematically studied the role of dust aerosols in regional climate and, in a world first, revealed the mechanism by which dust ...

The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...

Safety scientists are speeding the invention of materials to help harvest water from air, capture carbon and produce hydrogen ...

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed and combined a new nanoplastic and biodegradable mulch to passively cool greenhouses in hot, arid climates ...

especially in hot and arid parts of the world, such as the Middle East and the American Southwest. “The daily radiation is expected to change in future climates due to altered cloud and aerosol ...

A new nanoplastic and biodegradable mulch have been developed to cool greenhouses in arid climates, reducing temperatures by 25°C and increasing Chinese cabbage yields by nearly 200%.

More information: Yanpei Tian et al, Passive cooling of greenhouses in extreme climates through spectral control film, Nexus (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ynexs.2025.100058 Provided by King Abdullah ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

this time brought about by El Niño and climate change”. “The intensity of blooms this year has no precedent, and the fact that it has happened twice in a same year has never been recorded in ...