Arid and semi-arid lands represent 41% of the ... They found that dust and pollutants generated in the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts not only change the climate in northwest China through cloud ...

With my clay kitchenwares and some basic food items I ventured out into the arid cold southern California desert and made a satisfying breakfast of popcorn, fried eggs, and baked yam at the campfire.

Plants growing in arid and semi-arid habitats, such as desert, contain many unique components that enable them to adapt to extreme or stressful environments. Little is known about these plant ...

are a cold desert region of Antarctica supporting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that host microbial food webs, with few species of primitive animals (like tardigrades and nematodes), and no ...