It was dubbed the Cactus Dome, after the Cactus bomb that caused the crater. The U.S. declared Enewetak safe for habitation in 1980. Currently, about 900 people live on the atoll though none live ...

Historical patterns of gene flow and vicariance influence the genetic and phylogeographic structure of populations (Avise, 2000) and are two of the most important mechanisms invoked to explain the ...

This shrubby, branching cactus will -- if provoked by touching ... wanted to know how spine structure influences its performance. They found that the same biomechanical traits that allow ...

To characterize the structure–function relationship in this ... Figure 4: Mechanism of the fog collection on the cactus. The cactus (Opuntia microdasys) was purchased from the Chinese Academy ...

“We’ve received reports of saguaro losing their arms, so the internal structure can’t hold the arms anymore.” Sometimes, it takes a deadly turn for the beloved cactus. Their research also ...