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Death Valley shrub rearranges itself to survive extreme heat

In one of the hottest landscapes on Earth, a modest desert shrub is quietly rewriting what I thought plants could endure. By rearranging its internal architecture as temperatures climb, this Death ...
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Earth’s toughest heat plant was hiding right in plain sight

In one of the hottest places on the planet, a modest desert shrub has quietly rewritten what scientists thought plants could survive. The discovery of the most heat-tolerant plant yet found on Earth ...
The New York Times

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 ...
News Tribune

Searing heat draws visitors to California’s Death Valley, despite its risks

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Death Valley’s heat kills. Here’s why visitors come anyway

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Ray Estrada’s 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas’ scorching summers, but he’d always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth’s hottest places. So ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Shrub Thrives in Death Valley’s Scorching Temperatures. Where Do Its Heat-Tolerant Superpowers Come From?

Death Valley is legendarily one of the most extreme places on Earth, with summer temperatures regularly skyrocketing above 120 degrees Fahrenheit. This desert, located in eastern California and ...
Coeur d'Alene Press

Death Valley's extreme conditions

Death Valley is one of the most famous desert regions in North America. It currently holds the official world record for the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Searing heat draws visitors to California's Death Valley, where it's tough to communicate the risks

Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest places. So Estrada recently drove him to Death ...
Las Vegas Sun

Searing heat draws visitors to Death Valley, where it's tough to communicate the risks

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest places. So ...
WJHL-TV

Searing heat draws visitors to California’s Death Valley, where it’s tough to communicate the risks

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Ray Estrada’s 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas’ scorching summers, but he’d always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth’s hottest places ...