Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle ...
中国日报网28 天
Success of sand control methods in Hobq Desert
dedicated sand control workers are busy mending and reinforcing defenses in the form of straw checkerboards — straw placed in a checkerboard pattern on the desert surface to secure dunes.
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Secret biosphere found 13 feet below world’s driest hot desert
As they say, life finds a way. Microbial life has been discovered existing 13 feet beneath the surface of Earth’s most ...
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This desert in Canada is the smallest in the world—and it’s surrounded by snow-capped ...
The Carcross Desert, located in the Yukon in Canada, is considered to be the smallest desert in the world.
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Decades-long efforts turn North China deserts into oases
dedicated sand control workers are busy mending and reinforcing defenses in the form of straw checkerboards -- featuring straw placed in a checkerboard pattern on the desert surface to secure dunes.
National Geographic news6 个月
Alashan Plateau—China's Unknown Gobi
During eight weeks of exploring by camel, on foot, by rail, and by road, we looked for human traces on the desert's surface. The Gobi expands and contracts, allowing people to press civilization ...
Business Insider8 年
Fissure in Arizona is the largest of its kind
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 ...