Scientists conduct groundbreaking study in Calif.'s Death Valley National Park

Tested by the valley's extreme summertime heat, the flowering shrub Arizona honeysweet (Tidestromia oblongifolia) thrives.

On This Day, Oct. 31: Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Parks established

On Oct. 31, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the California Desert Protection Act, establishing Death Valley and Joshua ...

This Death Valley Plant Thrives in 120°F Heat and Could Save Future Crops

Researchers at Michigan State University found that this plant rewires its photosynthesis and gene expression to thrive under temperatures that cripple most crops. Its cells and enzymes adapt with ...
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120 Degrees and Still They Come: The Allure of Death Valley in the Summer

Roughly a quarter of the national park’s more than 1 million visitors go there in June, July and August, when temperatures soar. Why? Roughly a quarter of the national park’s more than 1 million ...

Death Valley plant reveals blueprint for building heat-resilient crops

In California’s Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly soar above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, life seems almost impossible. Yet among the cracked earth and blinding sunlight, one native plant ...

Duke football vs Clemson: Blue Devils take down Tigers, get first win in Death Valley since 1980

CLEMSON, S.C. — Duke football used a late touchdown and two-point conversion to hold on to defeat Clemson, 46-45, on Saturday ...