Researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Görlitz have studied the role of the ...

Ornamental grasses are becoming more and more popular in desert landscapes. Their fine-textured foliage and flower plumes provide an attractive contrast with the bold forms of aloes, agaves and cacti.

A fire that burned 170 acres of Joshua Tree National Park at the end of April likely wouldn't have spread more than a quarter-acre before 1965. The culprit? A combination of air pollution, drought, ...

LAS VEGAS — Fountains still shimmer opulently at casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, but lush carpets of grass are gradually disappearing along the streets of Sin City. Despite its reputation for excess, ...