One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, lying at the bottom of the world, covers a massive 14.2 million square kilometres. It’s so dry and icy that only a few hardy creatures ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. By ...

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth, covering 3.5 million square miles - an area roughly the size of the United States or China. It stretches across 11 countries: Morocco, Algeria ...

Some deserts are among the planet's last remaining areas of total wilderness. Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover ...

There's a 2-mile-long crack in the desert of Arizona. At 10 feet wide and up to 30 feet deep in some parts, it is the largest of its kind. It continues to grow. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More ...

This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here. Incredibly, there are still plants growing here. Like this acacia tree. It has long thorns that hold ...

Seven Worlds, One Planet is back, and episode two is about the largest ... Earth’s land area. No other continent has such varied landscapes, wildlife and weather conditions. From the scorching ...