IMAGINE a narrow, man-made desert a million kilometres long with a huge number of environments coming and going on both sides ...

A bedouin camel trader wanders into the desert of the Empty Quarter ... Groucutt explains that the stalagmites grew larger only when the environment was wet enough for water to seep through ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

For most organisms on Earth, rocks are objects, not food. But for one oddball microbe, desert limestone seems to have been on the menu. Whether or not this mysterious form of life still exists or went ...

The scientists warned that the need to preserve these aspects of the desert environment must be taken into consideration as development continues.

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.

Here's why leaving your car or RV hood closed while camping in the desert could invite unexpected trouble, and how you can ...

April 4 (Reuters) - The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to ...

Floodwaters from “exceptional” monsoonal rains in western Queensland were devastating for many graziers but are already ...

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A ranch dog rescued a missing toddler who wandered the desert at night.