Mineral deposits in limestone caves in Saudi Arabia show that the now arid Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced increased ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that ... Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that ...

Although a desert’s climate is dry, the details in this video are anything but that! Let’s take a look at some of the plants ...

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

Join EVA ('Earth's Virtual Assistant') to investigate the climate, animals and plants that characterise two of the planet's major biomes: rainforests and deserts. EVA: Get set for an exciting journey.

As you can see from the climate graph, plants and animals in the desert have to cope with very little water. The climate is very hot. Summer day time temperatures can exceed 40°C. However ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty ... Can Nevada’s iconic state animal survive climate-change-fueled drought? “Maybe the answer is that we ...