TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran tortoise population has grown greatly since the early 80s due to captive breeding. With their exploding population and our climate warming, how can a population ...

If anyone wants to cool down, they will possibly follow typical suggestions, like taking a shower or resting in a cool place. However, for the Namib Desert beetle (Onymacris plana), the chosen method ...

Strewn across the Namib desert is a treasure trove of stone tools of which little is known because getting to them is so difficult. There are few roads and vehicles have limited access in this ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran desert is home to many different animals and some of them are only found here in this desert. With temperatures expected to warm for at least another 50 years some ...

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Alex Farnsworth works for the University of Bristol and receives funding from NERC and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Sebastian Steinig works for the University of Bristol and receives funding from ...

A new species of “barking” gecko was discovered in the interdune region of Namibia’s Sand Sea, according to a study. Joshua Kettle via Unsplash On warm nights in the Namib Sand Sea — Namibia’s vast ...

Award-winning wildlife filmmakers tell the behind-the-scenes story of “Lions of the Skeleton Coast." Step into the untamed world of the Namib Desert with these extraordinary storytellers, whose ...

Frank Herbert’s Dune is epic sci-fi storytelling with an environmental message at its heart. The novels and movies are set on the desert planet of Arrakis, which various characters dream of ...