However, light that leaves our star also contains UVC radiation, which has a shorter wavelength than UVA or UVB light and ...

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Abundant ocotillo blooms and some early cactus flowers grace Tucson Mountain Park.

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

A multi-million dollar renovation of the Tierra Atacama hotel has transformed one of the driest places on earth into a high-end destination.

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wetland wildflower that grows in ...