Gardening in desert conditions can be challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding! The key to success lies in selecting plants that are well-adapted to hot, arid climates and low water ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study ... mainly composed ...

Growing up in Limpopo, South Africa the daughter of a farmer, I was always aware of the role of plants, which are at the bottom of the food chain, in food security. I have always been acutely ...

For two decades, Foden, a specialist climate scientist at SANParks, South Africa’s national conservation ... but lethal, even to desert-adapted plants that have evolved many ways to survive ...

the Namib in Southern Africa was created more than 55 million years ago. Life is sparse in some areas of the desert but flourishes in others. One plant, the welwitschia is found exclusively in the ...

A desert native, and high school biology teacher is on a mission to connect her high school students with the beauty and ...