Many desert plants can live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the oldest found was 1,000 years old—may not survive a hotter climate, scientists warn.If they don ...

High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Try growing these heat-tolerant plants this ...

The Saguaro Cactus in the Desert. The saguaro cactus is one of the most iconic plants of the American Southwest and can grow to be over 50 feet tall and live for hundreds of years. They are native ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

But as climate change makes heat waves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, experts say the increasingly severe conditions are testing some iconic desert plants known for their resilience ...

Summer heat in the Coachella Valley can be challenging for gardeners, but certain plants can thrive with proper care. Experts advise planting established plants or heat-tolerant varieties like ...

A hot desert is often covered in sand and the plants and animals that live there are adapted to live in very hot and dry conditions. Animals don't choose their habitat because they are suited to it.

Researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Görlitz have studied the role ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...