We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

Every rose has its thorns, and other common plants like rice ... spiny species more accessible in grocery stores. For example ...

The vast plains in the interior of Mexico is the home of the maguey, and the plant with its thorny leaves imparts ... and westward to the Colorado desert, at an elevation of five thousand to ...

In winter, even desert plants may hold enough moisture to allow ... Large, tough lips enable them to pick at dry and thorny desert vegetation. Big, thick footpads help them navigate the rough ...

Saguaro National Park staff refer to it as the archenemy of the Sonoran Desert. Buffelgrass is an invasive weed that poses a double threat to saguaros and other native plants. First, it competes with ...

As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you ... In addition to eggplants, we got ...

The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here. Incredibly, there are still plants growing here. Like this acacia tree. It has long thorns that hold water. Plus very ...

Amid the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the presidential election, experts warn the humanity of migrants is being ignored.

“There is, even now, something of ill-omen amongst us. I mean the increasing disregard for law which pervades the country; ...

The Portland Thorns proved me wrong. I wasn’t especially optimistic about the team going into Friday’s match against the Orlando Pride. And I wasn’t alone. “I kind of don’t like to say ...