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 ...

Nature is full of amazing adaptations, some of which are almost difficult to imagine. One such example is that of the darkling beetle. These beetles live in harsh, arid deserts, making it difficult to ...

How do camels survive in deserts? Camels are well suited to their desert habitats, with numerous clever adaptations that help them to tolerate extreme hot and cold environments. Camels are part of a ...

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and – as we’ve just ...

By slowing their metabolism, storing fat, or entering dormancy, these animals can easily spend this time without eating.

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.