Biogeography, a multidisciplinary field at the nexus of biology and geography, delves into the distribution of species and ecosystems across geographic space and time. Rooted in both evolut… Read More
The Atacama desert. A line read in a geography book long ago, its claim to textbook status was ‘driest place on Earth’. And it stuck at the back of my mind ever since, long...
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Desert Biome
Deserts are some of the most widespread yet unexplored biomes. They cover about 1/3 of the earth’s surface and are found in 60 of the world’s nations. The largest ho… Read More
Researchers just discovered a trove of actinobacteria that may help combat HIV in one of the driest places here on Earth.
International scientists from Chile, England, and Scotland found act… Read More