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

Let’s follow the lead of our ancestors and preserve the biodiversity that we are known for worldwide. We must stop warehouse expansion in Coachella Valley. Kerry Berman lives in Palm Desert and ...

“The white-margined penstemon is a beautiful emblem of the Mojave Desert’s biodiversity, but we’re at risk of losing it forever if action isn’t taken,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at ...

“Desert wetlands are epicenters of biodiversity and by protecting this special little wildflower, we protect all the animals and people who also depend on water for survival. The fate of the Tecopa ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...

Biodiversity, a measure of the variety of life ... but sometimes it's a bit of a green desert. It's just a uniform green growing crops or growing grass commercially, with not a great deal of ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of ...

“It is important to keep exploring our biodiversity, especially from a ... Hill suspects the desert species his team discovered underwent a similar process of isolation and speciation.