The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study ...

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Surrounded by the seemingly unending emptiness of the Coachella Valley, the 11 works in the 2025 Desert X bring human creativity to the wilderness.

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From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

Families are in limbo. There’s little work and they are surviving on humanitarian aid. They are unable to grow food in the ground. The University of Sheffield's unique Desert Garden project, is ...

Aardvarks are a species of mammal that live under the ground in burrows. They live in hot dry places like the Kalahari desert in Africa ... need air to breathe. Arid – Very dry conditions ...

Famed for its fertility, it had been a reliable place to farm for thousands of years despite its proximity to the arid desert. Its productivity had allowed the ancient Egyptians to divert their ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert ... control salinization to improve arid lands, find new ways to rotate ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...