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May 1, 2025 Daniel B. Oerther, _Missouri University of Science and Technology_ and William Schonberg, _Missouri University of Science and Technology_ There are elements of these ancient,

distant George Lucas stories that might seem like science fiction but are, in fact, science reality. May 1, 2025 Cyrille Chatelain, _Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG)_;

Adjima Thiombiano, _Université Joseph Zi-Kerbo_; Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, _Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo_, and Mamadou Lamine Diarra, _Université des sciences, des techniques et des

technologies de Bamako_ A new publication sheds light on the plants of Burkina Faso and Mali. March 30, 2025 Christophe Lavaysse, _Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)_ and

Cheikh Modou Noreyni Fall, _Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar_ The Harmattan is linked to a range of conditions that affect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and animals. January 8,

2025 Charles Feigin, _La Trobe University_ Scientists have traced the evolutionary heritage of marsupial moles and explained how they evolved unique adaptations that help them survive

beneath the sand. November 12, 2024 Jamie Thompson, _University of Reading_ Cacti are more complex and mysterious than you might realise. September 26, 2024 Sarah Legge, _Australian National

University_; Braedan Taylor, _Indigenous Knowledge_; Jaana Dielenberg, _Charles Darwin University_; Pius Gregory, _Indigenous Knowledge_, and Rachel Paltridge, _The University of Western

Australia_ Footprints, droppings, diggings and other signs left behind by animals reveal a lot to a skilled observer. Indigenous knowledge feeds into one of Australia’s largest wildlife

monitoring endeavours. July 29, 2024 Abi Stone, _University of Manchester_ and Dominic Stratford, _University of the Witwatersrand_ New research provides the foundation for larger,

regional-scale analyses of early human adaptive strategies in the Namib Sand Sea, Namibia. April 23, 2024 Rohan Fisher, _Charles Darwin University_ The 2023 megafires burnt more than 84

million hectares of desert and savannah in northern Australia. That’s larger than the whole of NSW, or more than three times size of the UK. March 28, 2024 David Thomas, _University of

Oxford_ Dunes can preserve a record of historic climate changes and shifting continents. March 14, 2024 Katherine Moseby, _UNSW Sydney_ and Katherine Tuft, _University of Adelaide_ Blink and

you’ll miss it. The kowari is a charismatic marsupial carnivore that needs our help. February 22, 2024 Pablo Capilla-Lasheras, _University of Glasgow_ The study shows that bird mothers can

adjust egg size depending on their social conditions. This counters the idea that, with more help, mothers lay smaller eggs. January 16, 2024 Gaathier Mahed, _Nelson Mandela University_

Qanats are an ancient system which could be a useful way of getting water to farms in arid areas. October 19, 2023 Vera De Cauwer, _Namibia University of Science and Technology_ Mountain

flora in the Kaokoveld deserve priority conservation efforts. September 18, 2023 Claire Williams Bridgwater, _American University_ and Fatin Samara, _American University of Sharjah_ Desert

dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting them on tiny particles that are easy to inhale. August 27, 2023 Rohan

Fisher, _Charles Darwin University_ and Boyd Elston, _Indigenous Knowledge_ Deserts in Australia burn – and burn big – if fuel is left to build up. But this year, Indigenous rangers across

the deserts have burned huge tracts early to make Country healthier. June 16, 2023 Bill Hardwig, _University of Tennessee_ The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was always willing to experiment

with his prose, pacing and narration, crafting an oeuvre that varied wildly in style and structure. May 5, 2022 Molly Hunter, _University of Arizona_ Fire season is getting longer, and the

result is transforming iconic desert ecosystems. The start to 2022 has been so dire, one governor called for a federal disaster declaration. January 31, 2022 Jasper Knight, _University of

the Witwatersrand_ In order for snow to form, two distinctive weather properties are needed: cold temperatures and moist air. The Sahara can tick these boxes. January 26, 2022 Catherine R.

M. Attard, _Flinders University_; Chris Brauer, _Flinders University_; Jonathan Sandoval Castillo, _Flinders University_; Louis Bernatchez, _Université Laval_; Luciano Beheregaray, _Flinders

University_, and Peter Unmack, _University of Canberra_ As climate change worsens, their findings highlight the importance of conserving natural river flows to enable freshwater species to

respond and adapt. January 14, 2022 Andrew King, _The University of Melbourne_ Extreme heat over 50°C is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast

on climate change.