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But as climate change makes heat waves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, experts say the increasingly severe conditions are testing some iconic desert plants known for their resilience ...

Don Admiral, the founder of the Palm Springs Desert Museum in 1938, was an admired naturalist, educator, native desert plant champion, and author of the book Desert of the Palms (1938).

The Desert Bouquet. In the desert, clumps of dense green foliage erupt from the stone-strewn landscape, each rounded mound dotted with dozens of vibrant yellow flowerheads.

If you want to conserve water and don't relish spending hours every day dousing your plants by hand, a desert garden can be the answer. You can easily select plants that get by on minimal rainfall.

This summer, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomes Rainforest Adventure, an affordable exhibit featuring an interactive maze that educates visitors about the rainforest.

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, but swaths of its usually barren sand are currently carpeted with a colorful bloom of white and purple flowers.

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...