You'll be amazed by the ways desert birds survive and thrive in dry country. Learn about the bird species that live in ...

But reaching out of nooks in the cracked crust along the desert's coast, there lie thousands of Copiapoa cacti. A cactus group made up of more than 30 species, Copiapoa are found only in Chile.

But the only secluded shady spots in the desert are often right next to a cholla cactus, so contact is inevitable! But even worse was the array of dislodged pads on or in the ground already ...

"I think it was definitely a success." The cacti are now in an Atacama Desert greenhouse managed by the National Forest Corporation of Chile (Conaf), although some local reports suggest some of ...

The best potting soil for indoor plants varies between types of plants, due to their differing needs, so you can't just use ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ... Other plants, such as cacti, have special means of storing and conserving water. In existing deserts, some species are in peril because of ...

The plant has very few pollinators but is commonly pollinated with the help of the senita moth. Exclusively found in the Sonoran desert, these cactuses grow the state flower of Arizona — the saguaro ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

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