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 ...

By analyzing the natural vibrations of a saguaro, scientists can study the cactus's insides without cutting them open.

Southwestern states are bracing for many of their streams to lose federal safeguards under the EPA’s proposal to lift Clean ...

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 ...

In a new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on Nov. 5, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang ...

Think of African elephants and you might picture them wandering among open grasslands or making their homes in forests. But in northwest Namibia, amidst an arid landscape of rocky mountains, sand, and ...

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 ...

As wild burro populations grow, they're putting native vegetation at risk, a new study shows, including the saguaro cactus.

The highly anticipated fourth edition of Desert X AlUla is set to return in 2026, transforming the ancient and dramatic ...