Bats move through desert night skies with a purpose that is easy to overlook and difficult to replace. As they travel from plant to plant, feeding on nectar, they are also performing one of the most ...

A new paper published in Biological Reviews has revealed the potential of desert ecosystems in the global fight against climate change. The review, led by Prof. Zeng Fanjiang from the Xinjiang ...

Bats pollinate wild agave plants, sustaining desert ecosystems and preserving the genetic diversity that supports tequila and mezcal production. Bats move through desert night skies with a purpose ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Deserts cover roughly one-third of Earth’s land surface and support specialised flora and fauna adapted to extreme aridity, temperature extremes and resource scarcity. Population dynamics in these ...

"Invasive species like Saharan mustard don't just compete with native plants for space—they can fundamentally alter how the ecosystem functions," Rodriguez said. "Deserts have long been considered ...

Caleb Durden, founder of DESERT° CORPORATION, is a technologist whose work is shaped by years spent exploring the landscapes of Arizona and the broader Southwest. According to Durden, his earliest ...

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, ...

Title Understanding the links between functional performance and environment in cold desert ecosystems through the flagship biocrust forming moss Syntrichia caninervis ...