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Severe Drought, Other Changes Can Cause Permanent Ecosystem Disruption
October 13, 2011 — An eight-year study has concluded that increasingly frequent and severe drought, dropping water tables and dried-up springs have pushed some aquatic desert ecosystems into "catastrophic regime ... > full story -
Cloud Formation: Insoluble Dust Particles Can Form Cloud Droplets That Affect Global and Regional Climate
October 13, 2011 — New information on the role of insoluble dust particles in forming cloud droplets could improve the accuracy of regional climate models, especially in areas of the world that have significant amounts ... > full story -
New Saudi Arabias of Solar Energy: Himalaya Mountains, Andes, Antarctica
October 12, 2011 — Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes -- including the Himalaya ... > full story -
Taking the Heat: Asian Elephants Simply 'Ride Out' High Daytime Heat Load
September 30, 2011 — Scientists in Austria have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Heterothermy is an adaptive mechanism by which body temperature fluctuates ... > full story -
Tree Frogs Chill out to Collect Precious Water
September 29, 2011 — Australian green tree frogs survive the dry season with the help of the same phenomenon that fogs up eyeglasses in the winter, new research ... > full story -
NASA Mars Research Helps Find Buried Water on Earth
September 15, 2011 — A NASA-led team has used radar sounding technology developed to explore the subsurface of Mars to create high-resolution maps of freshwater aquifers buried deep beneath an Earth desert, in the first ... > full story -
Adaptation Secrets of the 'Desert Bacterium'
September 6, 2011 — Scientists have analyzed the genome of the bacterium Ramlibacter tataouinensis TTB310, also known as the "desert bacterium". Decoding of the genome revealed the presence of kaiC, a gene with a ... > full story -
Investments in Pastoralism Offer Best Hope for Combating Droughts in Africa's Drylands
August 23, 2011 — As hunger spreads among more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa, a new study of the response to Kenya's last devastating drought, in 2008-2009, finds that investments aimed at increasing ... > full story -
Sexually Extravagant Male Birds Age More Rapidly, but Try to Hide It
August 4, 2011 — For male houbara bustards sexual extravagance is the key to attracting mates in some of the world's harshest desert environments. However, new research reveals that males who perform the most ... > full story -
Rising Carbon Dioxide Could Reverse Drying Effects of Higher Temperatures on Rangelands
August 3, 2011 — Rising carbon dioxide levels can reverse the drying effects of predicted higher temperatures on semi-arid rangelands, according to a new study by a team of US Department of Agriculture and university ... > full story
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