Emblazoned across the storefront in the desert of Coachella was an enticing advertisement, “Earliest Fruit and Vegetable Land in California – the Home of the Early Grape and Cantaloupe. Flowing ...

"Significantly exceeding the values." Scientists make incredible discovery after pairing solar panels with crops in desert: ...

I grow leafy green vegetables in the desert. Here in the United Arab Emirates, we live not far from the birthplace of agriculture, but despite this find ourselves surrounded by sand with the challenge ...

“Our findings show how difficult it was to maintain agriculture in the desert and how vulnerable the system was during periods of prolonged drought," the researchers concluded. Even in the Byzantine ...

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.

Led by an international team of scientists, the study focused on converting pineapple peels into fibers through mechanochemical treatments including shredding, alkali processing, bleaching, and ball ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is harsh, the soil is dry, and most plants wilt fast. Yet one low ...

North Dakota is the nation’s dominant durum producer. But the crop, which is used for pasta, is grown in the irrigated deserts of the southwestern U.S. - where its production sometimes is criticized ...

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are making farming conditions increasingly challenging and disrupting food distribution. But scientists in some of the ...