What’s the largest desert in the world? (Hint: It’s not the Sahara, according to experts)
They cover more than one-fifth of the planet and are on every continent
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Ripping the desert apart: Stunning images show Ridgecrest earthquakes shattering the ground
These are among the best images of this kind.
Wax, water, and heat: how leaves survive in extremely hot environments
Ever wondered how plants manage to survive in ungodly high temperatures?
Scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of yellow desert glass prized by Egyptian pharaohs
These exceptions desert gems were created by a powerful meteorite impact.
New species of duck-billed dinosaur discovered in the Gobi Desert
"We hope that it will be very useful material for further study of the evolution of hadrosauroids, iguanodintians and ornithopods ...
The Sahara swings between ‘lush’ and ‘desert’ every 20,000 years, in sync with the Earth’s tilt
It will be another 10,000 years before the Sahara ought to turn into a savannah.
The Sahara desert expanded by 10% in the last century
The world's largest warm desert grew by 10% since 1920.
Southern Europe might become a desert by 2100, which is really bad news
The paper's authors think it unlikely that we'll be able to prevent it.
The solar system brought down to scale in Nevada desert
Every picture you're likely to see of it shows planets and moons too close together prevents you from getting a ...
Condensing towers could make water from thin air in the driest places on Earth
Artist impression of how two such tower might look like in a desert community. Photo: Architecture and Vision The Namib ...
