Hitan, or “Valley of the Whales,” fossilised whale skeletons lie exposed beneath the sun. Their vertebrae stretch across the ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

Gigawatt-scale solar farms spreading across China’s northern deserts are doing more than generating electricity. Field research at photovoltaic installations in Gansu province shows that panel arrays ...

(CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert, the ...

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In Argentina’s Neuquén province, local laws require that when oil companies decommission a drilling site in the Monte Desert, they dig furrows across the site to promote plant growth, a form of ...

Scientists uncover hidden life thriving beneath the surface of the driest desert, revealing how soil ecosystems survive ...

PHOENIX – On a warm Wednesday afternoon, one burro with tan fur and large ears wandered the streets and desert surrounding Lake Pleasant with its herd. Many of the wild donkeys roam near the lake ...