Darkling beetles have one of the most unique ways of collecting water from their arid environments: from the fog. Read here ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every drop of water they receive. Here's a look at ten animals that play the long ...

African striped mice are used to desert conditions but are showing dehydration as climate change heats up their environment.

Reports on the exotic transformation giving a new home to rare African animals in the United Arab Emirates have sparked debate with a section of environmentalists criticising the move. After seven ...

Rare, 9‑foot-tall red‑necked ostriches, sometimes nicknamed “camel birds” for their towering height and desert stride, have ...