Science
The white sands of the Chihuahuan Desert – which, in the U.S., are found at their namesake national park in New Mexico, and near the Guadalupe Mountains – are rightfully described as “otherworldly.” The gypsum dunes are luminous, hypnotic. But there's something else that makes these places a “world apart”: hundreds of plant species found nowhere else. In recent years, gypsum ecosystems have been the focus of an international research initiative. The project is called Gypworld, and, from West Texas to Australia, it's unlocking the mysteries of these extreme environments – and of the stunning adaptability of living things. Walking the dunes, or the chalky gypsum flats and... Hosted by for KRTS