As the second-largest shifting sand desert worldwide, the Taklimakan Desert (TD) represents the typical aeolian landforms in arid regions as an important source of global dust aerosols. It directly ...

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2025 shows workers laying sand barriers at Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has been ...

A solar testing facility from the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute. Image: QEERI. Presenting findings on the exposure of PV panels to the harsh environment of the Arabian Desert, a team ...

Overhead lines face severe environmental problems in the desert of the Gulf state of Oman, especially in the vicinity of coastal areas. Oman has desert areas bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Indian ...

Rattlesnakes and rabbits, snakes and lizards, coyotes and bobcats, and ... lions? These were just a few of the desert creatures that third-graders at Las Palmitas Elementary School in Thermal shouted ...

Before they go to Mars, rovers like NASA’s Mars 2020 and the European Space Agency’s ExoMars missions need to be equipped to study the Red Planet and collect samples. So where’s the best Mars on Earth ...

A constant hum of conversation filled the air around Donald Begley and Kim Andrews as they walked side by side, their hands brushing, and their eyes fixated on the ground. The stream of stories from ...

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. — The remote mountain from which Mojave Desert tribes believe the universe unfolds rises above a corner of southwestern Nevada defined by Joshua trees, outcroppings, and ...

The sand cat is a type of feline that spends nearly all its life in the desert. While they may not look that much different from an ordinary house cat at first glance, a closer look reveals just how ...

Deep in a desert in southern Israel, more than a hundred miles from the nearest city, a tiny academic flower is growing. The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a small place with big ...