“Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert. It shouldn’t be there, so now we have to explain it. Discovering strange and unexpected things is what ...

Evidently, the discovery made by accident was like “finding an oasis in the desert,” Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity’s project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena ...

"Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert," Ashwin Vasavada, who is the mission's project scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California ...

Miodownik, News Writer As media outlets across the country are forced to close, news deserts — communities with limited access to area news — have become increasingly common. The ...

Winter in the desert is a peculiar thing. Absent is the overwhelming force that sculpted everything you see: Bleached signs, cracked paneling, squat buildings that seem beaten down by a scorching ...

At first sight, this picture seems to depict a stunning desert oasis, with green vegetation ... While the picture might seem normal at first glance, finding the crocodile is not an easy task.

The oasis of AlUla was always more than a vital watering hole for travelers: It was a community and kingdom built on farming the desert. In the oasis of AlUla, dates have been harvested in the ...