For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the most ...

Meet the Bastetodon: a new species of a "ferocious" ancient predator recently discoverd in 30 million-year-old rock.

A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the “dream” revelation of a new ...

Life thrives in the extremes of the Sahara Desert and Alaska as nature and humans adapt to intense heat and freezing cold ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Shutterstock A Hauntingly Beautiful Texas Swamp Caddo Lake proves Texas isn’t all deserts and cattle ranches. Sometimes it’s ...

The Sahara Desert wasn’t always a barren wasteland—evidence suggests it was once home to lush vegetation, rivers, and ...

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty. Spanning more ...

A controversial development is underway in the small Mojave Desert town of Boron. Residents feel left in the dust.

An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.