In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...

The understudied mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems and may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate change.

From Alaska’s wild Arctic to California’s secret islands, uncover 5 lesser-known national parks that outshine even the big names.

The Chris tmas Mountains are a small range next to Big Bend National Park. The 9,270 acre tract is owned by the TSUS and is ...

Big Bend is known for its beauty, as the park is home to both desert and mountain environments ... Named One Of The Best ...

As a new data point in the cataloging of Big Bend’s ecological diversity, the plant is in grand company. Although Big Bend, at about 1,200 square miles, is bigger than Rhode Island, it’s only ...

As the saying goes, the devil is in the details. Last year, Big Bend National Park volunteer Debra Manley and park interpretive operations supervisor Cathy Hoyt were on a hike in a northern area ...

The plant was also found near Devil’s Den, a hiking area in Big Bend National Park. According to Smithsonian , the woolly devil’s scientific name derives from the Latin word Ovicula , which ...

A “wooly” plant is among a few new discoveries at Big Bend National Park, park officials announced earlier this week in a news release.. The small plant, officially named Ovicula biradiata and ...

Researchers say odd-looking plants discovered by a volunteer and supervisory interpretive park ranger at a U.S. National Park are a new species.The unique plant was found growing on desert rocks ...