A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

C. W. Passchier et al., Subfossil Fracture-Related Euendolithic Micro-burrows in Marble and Limestone, Geomicrobiology Journal, 27 February 2025, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2025.2467417 ...

In Botswana's Okavango Delta — declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 — warming trends over the past two decades are approximately twice the global average.

What little water it does get is usually sweeping through in the form of fog, and it's here that its bafflingly long leaves ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) – is one of the many small Australian mammals lost to cats and foxes, but all hope is not gone.

This event unfolded against the stunning backdrop of the vast Atlantic Ocean and the expansive Namib Desert, creating a spectacular racecourse. As one of Namibia's oldest marathon events ...

Soil nutrients are vital for plant growth and survival and present a crucial role in terrestrial function and productivity. However, little is known about the effect mechanism of groundwater table on ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pall-bearers carry the casket containing the remains of Namibia’s founding president Sam Nujoma during his ...

WINDHOEK, March 1 (Reuters) - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury ... to lead the sparsely-populated, mostly desert southern African country on March 21 ...