New research has discovered 16 new desert grasshopper species, revealing their Ice Age-driven isolation and diversification.

This 19-inch-tall, yellow-reddish flower is only known to survive in one spot in southwest New Mexico. “The disappearance of this ornate, almost luminous flower went unnoticed as cattle trampled our ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Monochrome painting of ciliate desert-grass (wugong cao, lit. centipede grass; Eremochloa ciliaris/Pteris vittata?) from Diannan bencao tushuo (The Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia). Diannan bencao ...