Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants ... becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh ...

With very few exceptions, Africa’s Sahel—a strip of Africa that lies just south of the Sahara Desert—is a barren ... They often eat any plant right down to the ground level, leaving little prospect ...

In terms of land animals, the list includes the addax, a spiral-horned antelope native to the Sahara Desert. It's thought to migrate south to Africa's Sahel savanna zone during the hot season in ...