A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

It's hard to imagine that global warming would have much effect on the world's already hot deserts. But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and ...

The Atacama Desert resembles a Martian landscape with ... However, researchers have wondered if the microbes could survive in ...

The result is a 200-300 nanometre layer of clay around each ... (Read more about the wall holding back a desert.) So while infusing clay into the sandy soils of areas such as North Africa and ...

Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem — one that you can help protect ...

is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time. The main causes of desertification include: ...

Desert Control, says: "We just mix natural clay in water that is inserted into the sand which creates half a metre layer into the soil that turns the sand into good fertile soil." Normal sand ...