PETAL TO THE MEDAL: March 1 will be here in a mere blink of time, and the ranunculus start popping in February, or at least a ...

EVERY CACTUS IS A POEM, and we don't simply mean the beautiful and ethereal names that have been bestowed upon so many of these sometimes prickly and always ravishing plants. The earthy hues, the ...

Rare winter rains have transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert into a vibrant sea of wildflowers. Scientists explain how dormant ...

It's hard to believe it is even a desert.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s ...

Visitors are urged to stay on trails and avoid picking flowers – California State Parks expects moderate-to-strong wildflower ...

Unusual winter rains may create a rare super bloom in Southern California's deserts, enticing visitors with vibrant flowers ...

A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S.

Something magical is happening in the barren landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile, considered the driest place on our planet with annual precipitation that can only be measured at a fraction of an ...

In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.