Deserts
Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad's Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area's rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
A New Generation of Interplanetary Rovers Is Crawling Toward the Stars
These four-legged, wheel-less robots will explore asteroids and the frigid outer worlds of our Solar System
Adorable Ground Squirrels Playing in Sweltering Heat
Ground squirrels in the Kalahari have devised a remarkable method to guarantee portable shade: they use their tails as umbrellas
Dueling Theories on the Cause of “Fairy Circles” Could Both Be Right
New research brings together competing concepts to describe how the mysterious features form
Rains Transform Australia's Uluru National Park Into a Waterfall Wonderland
Record storms flooded roads and swelled rivers near the park's iconic natural feature
What Have the World’s Oldest Mummies Kept Under Wraps?
Researchers are making digital reconstructions of the 7,000-year-old bodies, which face rapid deterioration from microbes
Snow Falls in the Sahara for the First Time Since 1979
A cold snap in the Algerian city of Ain Sefra led to a snowfall that covered the area's distinctive orange dunes
Behold: The World's Largest Radio Telescope
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array, located in the Atacama Desert, is the product of a 20-year global effort by Europe, North America, and East Asia
This Spike-Crested Lizard Drinks From Sand With Its Skin
The thirsty, thorny devils of Australia's deserts can’t quench their thirst with tongues alone
Six Places to Spot the World's Most Breathtaking Sand Dunes
From snow-white sand to dunes taller than the Empire State Building, the Sahara has nothing on these majestic deserts
Cute Sand Cat Spotted for the First Time in a Decade in the United Arab Emirates
Researchers set out to photograph the elusive cat to help create a conservation plan for the endangered feline
California’s Joshua Trees Are Under Threat
Climate change could decimate the iconic tree for future generations
“New” 2,000-Year-Old Geoglyph Spotted in Peru
There’s always more to learn about the mysterious Nazca lines
Death Valley Has a Secret Shrine to…Tea
Take a kettle, leave a kettle at this remote junction
These Massive Rock Formations Look Just Like Cracked Eggs
Bisti Badlands’ bizarre eggs bring a bit of Easter to the New Mexico desert
These Mountains Are Made of Books
An interdisciplinary artist creates landscapes out of encyclopedias
The Marine Corps Plans to Airlift Over 1,000 Desert Tortoises
Despite the positive intentions behind relocation, conservationists worry that it will hurt the tortoises more than it helps
“Baby Hands” on Rock Paintings Were Probably Lizard Prints
The prints could have held symbolic meaning for Stone Age humans
Death Valley Bursts to Life With Rare “Super Bloom”
A rare spectacle covers Death Valley in wildflowers
Obama Just Added Three More National Monuments
This time, the California desert was the president's preservation focus
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