A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. Daily temperatures can fluctuate dramatically; it rarely rains, ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Construction to start on $295 million El Paso Water plant that will purify sewage for new drinking water suppy to augment Rio Grande.

Scientists used terahertz imaging to study agave plants' water storage. Findings could improve drought-resistant crops.

The full effects were not immediately clear, but the arid territory's desalination plants receive power for producing ...

Still, the plant's identity eluded them. Now, more than a year later, scientists have confirmed that what they came across in the arid Chihuahuan Desert was an entirely new plant species – the ...