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; ...

The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait.

The region, known as Poniente Almeriense, contains ten municipalities, where thousands of greenhouses stretch between the ...

Some advice on how to stop the grass being scorched by hot weather just isn't accurate and this is what you should do instead ...

The Utah prairie dog is a small rodent found only in the southwestern United States, primarily in southern Utah. It lives in large colonies and plays a vital role in the ecosystem by aerating the soil ...

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

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

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 ...