From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

It can survive for twelve months without any food. It must be starving! Amazing! So, desert habitats are dry and have very little water. Ooh I'm thirsty, I need a drink! Desert habitats are ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

The Largest Hot Desert When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square kilometers, it ranks as the largest hot desert on our planet. To give you a sense ...

But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...