Don’t think much about Ukraine or Russia? Then how about tumbleweeds? The roots of the West’s tumbleweed problem can be ...

A new invasive species of tumbleweed that can grow up to six feet in height is taking over parts of California—and scientists are warning it could spread even further as climate change makes its ...

To reproduce, vibrant tumbleweeds need to turn into rolling brown skeletons. The silent star of classic Westerns is a plant on a mission. It starts out green and full of life. It even grows flowers.

For some, tumbleweeds are iconic symbols of the American West. For others, they are safety hazards. A tumbleweed is the colloquial term for a number of weeds that dry, break off and tumble into the ...

Captioned, “The mother of all tumbleweeds,” an X user posted a video of a tumbleweed the size of a Toyota Corolla rolling down the interstate on Nov. 21 in Southern California. The National Weather ...

Imagine you’re on the edge of the Sahara Desert, trying to research the problem of desertification–the spread of new deserts onto farmland and into communities. You need data, but you’re facing ...

The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows — rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling ...