Alanna Rebelo receives funding from the South African Water Research Commission. This work was funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA) as part of the SEBEI (Socio-Economic Benefits ...

Zarah Pattison receives funding from NERC, UKRI. A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species – or “monster ...

For centuries, humans have moved plants beyond their native habitats, but the global spread of economically useful plants has quietly shaped ecosystems in powerful ways. A sweeping international study ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

There are many different types of desert plants, including cacti, succulents, acacias, mesquite, creosote bush, and yucca. Each one has adapted in its own way to survive in the harsh desert ...

Every April for the past decade, systems biologist Rodrigo Gutiérrez has driven 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to reach one of the driest places on Earth: Chile’s Atacama Desert, parts of which ...