The desert has a secret: it’s not just a place of silence and sand, but a living, breathing tapestry of color and life—if you ...

Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use less water, a practice called xeriscaping. “Science now is coming up to par with Indigenous knowledge,” Lazos-Ferns.

Many native desert plants remain dormant for years, making short-term surveys ineffective for capturing the full scope of biodiversity. By using multi-year monitoring, scientists can better ...

UCR ecologist Loralee Larios and her colleagues found that Saharan mustard threatens native plants by overwhelming the desert's natural seed bank. The seed bank—a reservoir of dormant seeds that ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25. Their wisdom, while better ...

UCR ecologist Loralee Larios and her colleagues found that Saharan mustard threatens native plants by overwhelming the desert’s natural seed bank. The seed bank—a reservoir of dormant seeds ...