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Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

You may think these plants prefer cold climates, however they tolerate the extreme heat and cold you’ll find in the desert and high elevations. They also thrive in poor, infertile, well drained soils, ...

Once the jacarandas are in bloom, as they have been for the last few weeks, it’s a sure sign that summer’s heat is on the way ...

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Hidden in the vast western frontier of Texas lies a natural masterpiece that somehow remains the Lone Star State’s best-kept secret. Big Bend Ranch State Park in Terlingua offers 311,000 acres of ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Deserts aren’t just hot—they’re thermally extreme landscapes where physics, biology, and climate intersect. Discover why these sun-scorched places turn icy cold at night, how life adapts to ...

During cold desert nights, roadrunners lower their body temperature by up to 10°F, entering a state of torpor to conserve energy, then warm themselves in the morning sun by exposing dark patches of ...

3 Biological functions of phenylpropanoid-derived metabolites As a sessile land organism, plants are exposed to numerous but expected environmental hazards, including pathogens and insect infections, ...

In this video, I explore the California juniper (Juniperus californica), which thrives in the arid terrains of southern California and northern Baja California, at elevations between 2500 and 5000 ...

China builds laser weapon that works in Arctic cold and desert heat The 2kW fibre laser remains stable across 100 degrees Celsius temperature swings, offering portable defence capabilities without ...