The African desert date, or Balanites aegyptiaca, is a versatile plant that has been used for centuries in traditional medicine and cuisine ...

“Greatest sunset ever,” Turek said when the light had finally died. The rain, which had been stalking us on the savanna, was now in full flow. It followed us back to the lodge, and by the time we got ...

"Samples that are two years old … seem as good as when we first made them." Researchers discover groundbreaking solution to growing food in deserts: 'My biggest hope' first appeared on The Cool Down.

ATACAMA, Chile, Oct 8 (Reuters) - In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, ...

Tucson has failed to enforce a policy meant to preserve native plants like saguaros for at least the past 20 years, a shortcoming that officials said saps limited groundwater, hinders the city’s ...

Scientists from Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in the UK have worked with a team of Brazilian paramotorists in the Peruvian desert to recover and study endangered species from fragile and inaccessible ...