This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia – the marsupial mole. There are two ...
Rather, it's an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia—the marsupial mole. There are two related species of the marsupial mole. Notoryctes typhlops, or southern ...
Sci-fi fanatics' dreamland, the Atacama desert in Chile is the driest desert in the world. Think salt flats, mesmerizing flower fields, volcanoes, and alien-like rock formations under some of the ...
Did you know the largest desert in the world isn’t hot? It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth.
For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north ...