In 2008, he was handed a soil sample taken from the desert’s hyper-arid core, parts of which are thought to have experienced virtually no rainfall for millions of years and were once considered ...

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 ...

Desert soil bacteria endure long drought periods in ... We can also infer if they can grow in short rain events that in arid deserts often only last 1 to 2 days," explains Stefanie Imminger ...

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; ...

Subscribe for FREE Desert soil bacteria endure long drought periods in a state of dormancy ... We can also infer if they can grow in short rain events that in arid deserts often only last 1 to 2 days, ...