Coral reefs are likely one of the most common subjects of nature documentaries and hold special interest in the world for ...

Desert locust mothers provide hatchlings with yolk reserves as survival "lunchboxes" during drought conditions.

It sings. Joshua Tree National Park offers spectacular hikes and vistas in a region where California’s Mojave and Colorado Desert ecosystems meet. (Getty Images) ...

March 19, 2024 The Joshua tree is cherished for its distinctive silhouette and singular role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem. Yet the iconic succulent is losing suitable habitat at a ...

It’s hard to imagine Saudi Arabia’s endless dunes and scorching heat as anything but dry and desolate. But thousands of […] ...

and limited resources available in surrounding waters (i.e. deserts). To examine productivity, they analyzed the net primary production of coral reefs against a wide range of other ecosystems ...

Saguaro flowers rely on desert pollinators to ensure their survival. During the day, the flowers are pollinated by bees and birds, and during the evening, bats takeover. After the flowers have ...

From these various anthropological approaches, a basic dichotomy has emerged between two types of societies from very different ecosystems: societies born in rain forests and those that thrive in ...