The seed bank in Joshua Tree aims to collect seeds representing all of California's approximately 2,400 desert plant species.

As the year draws to a close, the environmental conclusion is both blatant and bleak: 2024 was the hottest year since records ...

Cut off by conflict – and often unreachable by phone or internet – a disaster is unfolding in Darfur beyond the reach of aid ...

The final 100 trees were planted around the southern edge of the world's most hostile desert, completing an epic 46-year ...

Oct. 11, 2024 — A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada was conducted as part ...

A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of ...

Photos show climate change impacting national parks from Yellowstone's flooding to warming temperatures in Denali. Wildfires ...

China has finished a 46-year campaign to encircle its largest desert with trees, part of national efforts to end ...

The recent rare snowfall in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf desert has left locals astonished and raised critical questions about the future of the region’s climate. This unexpected event, occurring just days ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely to ...