Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall – how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by an ERC project led ...

Steps to survive a bite from a giant desert centipede.

At least one in six Arizonans face food insecurity, with a large part of the problem being access to healthy and fresh food. People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have contributed to a multi-institutional study of how the nomadic Turkana people of northern Kenya – who have lived for thousands of years in extreme ...

Food deserts are defined by income restrictions and proximity to supermarkets. Low-cost healthy food is available at bodegas, dollar stores and wholesale clubs. Inexpensive delivery options include ...

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This past July, Karla Lenox and her boyfriend, Ross Van Hatten, were camping in the Alvord Desert in far southeast Oregon.