The process was developed for looking for life in the Atacama Desert, which is one of the most extreme areas on Earth. It has virtually no water and extremely little life. Finding a way to isolate ...

Some deserts are among the planet's last remaining areas of total wilderness. Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover ...

Although I’ve lived in Phoenix, Arizona for twenty years of my life, there are still times I wonder why on earth someone ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

Here's what to know about food deserts in Phoenix and all the different places to find fresh food for your family if you live in one.

Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that ...

Unfortunately, however, fans hoping for such signs of life on desert worlds will probably be disappointed — at least, that's according to recent research conducted by NASA. The barren ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...