The first 2,000-year-old date seedling was named Methuselah (after the longest-lived person in the Bible) and is now ...

Dig a little deeper and you realise that food in the land of royals has been heavily influenced by the region’s arid climate and scarcity of water ... which grow amply in the desert as they are more ...

The best fire-resistant trees are adapted to halt the progress of flames or at least slow down the fire. They tend to have a ...

Washingtonia filifera The California Fan Palm is notable as the only palm that is native to California; it is indigenous to ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the general debate of the 76th session of ...

In the Mojave Desert, rising temperatures, less rainfall, and more intense wildfires are killing off Joshua trees. California ...

Secluded in the rolling mountains of Pioneertown, California, the unsuspecting white exterior of this desert escape hides the ...

Springtime is the worst allergy season for Phoenix residents, but ragweed and other pollen can also make life miserable in ...

We know that purple leaf plum cannot handle the heat in certain locations, particularly south and west exposures.

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When you go to a UC, you get an experience that goes way beyond a prestigious degree. Every undergraduate campus is bursting with clubs, classes and programs that let you dig into your passions, ...