east called theHadahuneya'nigi,the Mirage or Agate People. In the Qur’an, infidelsare compared to people deluded by mirages: “As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in the desert which the thirsty takesfor water till he reaches it to find that there was ...
geoffreyi of potential great significance in the systematics of Boraginaceae subfam. Echiochiloideae. Among species of Antiphytum, A. geoffreyi is most similar to A. peninsulare, with which it shares a triangular-shaped eremocarp, but it differs from this species in possessing an infra-...
Due to water overexploitation mainly related to agricultural activities, water levels are diminishing in the Churince System, one of the wetlands of the Cuatrociénegas Valley, in the Chihuahuan Desert of northeastern Mexico. Soil subsidence is increasingly frequent, leading to the formation of ...
In the sheer-sided canyons of the range, especially McKittrick Canyon, the transition from desert to highland forest can be seen. Forests of ponderosa pine, aspen, and Douglas fir thrive in the high country; animal life there includes mule deer, elk (reintroduced), pumas (mountain lions),...