Research transforms our understanding of the terrestrial water cycle, with significant implications for climate and ecosystem ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time ... Many desert plants can live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the oldest found was ...

A new study led by scientists in the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University provides the first ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.