Solar radiation is a dominant control on the rate of leaf litter decomposition in the semi-arid Patagonian steppe, which suggests that factors such as cloud cover may influence carbon cycling in ...

But of all the semi-arid plants, none pleased me like the plumbago. The plumbago (leadwort) or blue jasmine, as many gardeners including nursery employees call it, is a shrub that grows very ...

New research from the United States showed agrivoltaic plants on grassland may not only maintain grass productivity but also increase forage quality. The scientists took their measurements at the ...

But this story isn’t about woodwork. It’s about confidence. Teenagers build head-turning furniture from surprising materials: ...

Discovery of new plant species, Portulaca bharat, in Aravali hills near Jaipur highlights India's hidden biodiversity.

If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ridden regions? That is the question that drove scientists at the Department of ...

When Alice Migwi and her husband bought their one-acre land in Isinya, Kajiado County it was all dry and sulky. It was hard to imagine that 12 years later, it would be this tranquil, with lots of ...

That’s why I turned to tree watering bags—but are water bags for trees good or bad? For me, they save time and effort, especially when planting out of reach of a hose. Though they work well for me, it ...

This is especially true for non-perennial streams in semi-arid rangelands. Non-perennial streams tend to lack complete records for streamflow presence and absence. Quantifying how stream channels ...

In these arid locations, it barely rains. Did you know that 70 per cent of Australia is classified as arid or semi-arid? There are 10 named deserts in Australia.