A new study published in The Innovation has revealed the microstructure and expansion mechanism of cyanobacteria-dominated ...

X-ray microCT for cyanobacterial-dominated biological soil crusts. Yellow: sand; Blue: extracellular polymeric substances; ...

Arabia's lush past revealed through mineral deposits, speleothems, and archaeological sites, challenging theories of human ...

The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait. And getting some advice from a nursery is a good idea should you choose to ...

A new study reveals that saturated soil, not just storm intensity, is a major cause of catastrophic flooding from atmospheric rivers on the US West Coast. Flood peaks can be over four times higher ...

Atmospheric rivers, while vital for replenishing water on the U.S. West Coast, are also the leading cause of floods though ...

On World Desertification and Drought Day on June 17, it’s worth attempting to see these landscapes with new eyes. Not as ...

Desert locust mothers provide hatchlings with yolk reserves as survival "lunchboxes" during drought conditions.

There is always a lot of uncertainty and associated risks in natural systems. Therefore, the problem of assessing these risks arises naturally, and their correct assessment is crucial in arid zones ...

Abstract: The sensitivity of the backscattering coefficient and the interferometric coherence to surface soil moisture changes and wheat crops growth was analyzed using the time series derived from ...

Diving deeper, we explore some of the world's desert regions and highlight what we consider to be some of the most breathtaking landscapes.