Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

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The animals are also vulnerable to a range of deadly diseases such as upper respiratory illnesses and the shell disease cutaneous dyskeratosis, which softens their shells. Finally, as climate change ...

Some of the Southwest’s most iconic desert trees are running for their lives in what could be a grim harbinger for more temperate ecosystems across the West. A study in Functional Ecology offers ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

However, in the immortal words of Dr. Ian Malcolm from "Jurassic Park": Life finds a way. Although to the naked eye deserts appear barren, there is actually a surprising amount of life to be found.

Ecosystems around the world are undergoing dramatic changes. Some of these changes are familiar stories. The collapse of fisheries, algal blooms in lakes and the loss of coral reefs are well-known ...

(CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert, the ...