A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans ...

The Atacama Desert, dubbed the Driest place on earth, is now blooming due to several factors, including climate change.

It’s part of a lithium mining company’s grand experiment intended to help keep an extremely rare desert plant from going extinct in a yearslong ... Ioneer cites the transplanting of a member of the ...

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Widespread wind damage from the July 14 monsoon storm has sparked debate about the proper trees to plant in Tucson and the ...

A future civilization on Mars could be accompanied by one very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in the desert—named Syntrichia caninervis—may be able to survive and ...

But this humble moss is known for surviving harsh conditions that most plants find uninhabitable, like the aridity of Antarctica and the Mojave Desert. Inspired by the plant's resilience ...

In all cases, prior dehydration seemed to help the plants cope. The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh ...

Few experiences are as torturous as lying awake under the weight of exhaustion, wishing for sleep but watching the clock ...

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One Serrano legend claims a medicine man instructed the tribe to settle close to the springs to plant a palm for every ... co ...

A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans ...