Some arid-adapted plants have special root systems for reaching deep into the soil to tap hidden water sources while others use different forms of photosynthesis that allow them to minimize ...

Understanding how plants cope with climatic extremes and grazing pressure is important for reliable predictions about future biodiversity and the functioning of dryland ecosystems. An ...

This spatial structure of arid vegetation has long fascinated scientists, but now a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

Until now, scientists believed that plant roots were primarily concentrated near the surface. However, research published in ...

A Dutch engineer wants to transform an expanse of arid land into green, fertile land teeming with wildlife — and in the process, change the weather CNN values your feedback 1.

Jansen decided to rip out her grass and put in arid plants. She’s not alone. The megadrought affecting the American West has been record-breaking, with no tangible relief in sight.

Plants that pull nitrogen from thin air thrive in arid environments. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 08 / 220823115617.htm ...

A 40-year drought, arid vegetation and explosive Santa Ana winds in a heavily populated area created a recipe for disaster in Los Angeles this January.

The Missouri Botanical Garden opens its Shoenberg Arid House on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. It will be the first time the garden’s extensive collection of arid plants — cacti and other succulents ...

These winds, combined with the arid vegetation around the region after a dry winter, are creating ideal fire-spreading conditions. The Palisades Fire burns a home on January 8, ...

Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape. King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Journal Nature DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07731-3. Keywords ...