It's a stark, cold place, but in its summer moments, the Arctic Desert tells of a wilderness ... an impressive sight against the backdrop of the vast, open sky. Temperatures can reach a boiling ...

More information: Ruru Guo et al, Semiannual dormancy cycling results in two seedling cohorts of annual species in the cold desert of Central Asia, Journal of Ecology (2025). DOI: 10.1111/1365 ...