Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.

Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, these Nature Photography prize winning images are a stunning visual tribute to ...

The plant kingdom features strangest-looking plants beyond adorable species, showcasing nature’s remarkable artistry.

The enigmatic Fairy Circles of Namibia are barren, circular pieces of ground bordered by grass, which are dotted around the parched Namib Desert ... of self-organizing vegetation patterns as ...

HUANG Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy-a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism in two desert ephemeral ...

Desert ephemeral plants are known for their ability to complete their life cycle in a short period during brief windows of favorable conditions, such as rainfall or snowmelt. Relying heavily on ...

At its Joshua Tree headquarters, MDLT operates a nursery that has grown over 100,000 native plants since 2016 for ecosystem restoration. The Mojave Desert Seed Bank includes an inventory of ...

A Melbourne property developer and his business have been fined a combined $170,000 for destroying several hectares of native vegetation in Melbourne's west. Peter Wu is the owner of Centreland ...

You can, however ensure your garden sports color year-round simply by looking west to the Chihuahuan Desert. There, hardy plants have evolved that are able to thrive and bloom in whatever ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three ...