Despite encountering desertification episodes for hundreds of years, China's barren land is now transforming into lush ...

It was a goalpost set without a road map. Veterans of the space community reflected on the 2017 document, conspicuously silent on budgets and timelines, equivocating between excitement and concern.

A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from Jiuquan, Sept. 26, sending the Fengyun-3H weather satellite into a polar orbit. Credit: Ourspace SYDNEY, Australia — A flurry of launch activity has seen China ...

When it comes to giant, centuries-old walls that may or may not be visible from outer space, the Great Wall of China tends to get all the love, and for good reason. It’s the longest man-made structure ...

The biggest salt flat on Earth is considered by many to be the world’s largest natural mirror. A team of scientists wondered if that’s actually true, and the answer is—sort of. reading time 2 minutes ...

(Image credit: Masaya Hattori) Paleontologists have uncovered the oldest and most complete dome-headed dinosaur fossils to date in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The fossils, which are between 108 million ...

A dome-headed dinosaur found in Mongolia had a serious weapon on top of its skull, a mouth full of no-nonsense teeth and cartoon-like giant eye sockets. The new species, named Zavacephale rinpoche, ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

In a recent TED Talk, Envision Group CEO Lei Zhang presented an ambitious vision: turning deserts into powerful engines of renewable energy and economic growth. Zhang focuses on the Gobi Desert in ...

A solar power project in the Gobi Desert has moved the needle on the size and scope of global photovoltaic installations, aided by innovation in equipment and construction. The numbers tell much of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...