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Published Tumultuous migration on the edge of the Hot Neptune Desert - Tumultuous Migration on the Edge of the Hot Neptune Desert


A team reveals the eventful migration history of planets bordering the Hot Neptune Desert, these ext ...
Published Following rain, desert microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas - Following Rain, Desert Microbes Exhale Potent Greenhouse Gas


New research shows how, after it rains, microbes in desert soil convert one form of pollution into a ...
Published Desert ants: The magnetic field calibrates the navigation system



Desert ants find their way during an early learning phase with the help of the Earth's magnetic fiel ...
Published Genome of voracious desert locust sequenced - Genome of Voracious Desert Locust Sequenced: Insights into Swarm Behavior and Pest Control


The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- those voracious feeders of plague and devastat ...
Published Anthropogenic air pollution more significant than desert dust - Anthropogenic Air Pollution More Significant Than Desert Dust


At the beginning of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Middle East ran...
Published Iodine in desert dust destroys ozone - Iodine in Desert Dust Destroys Ozone: A Threat to Our Environment


When winds loft fine desert dust high into the atmosphere, iodine in that dust can trigger chemical ...
Published This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars



The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its e ...
Published GPS tracking, simulations show optimal locations to help desert bighorn sheep cross freeways - GPS Tracking and Simulations Show Optimal Locations to Help Desert Bighorn Sheep Cross Freeways


Desert bighorn sheep whose Southern California range is bisected by freeways may one day benefit fro ...
Published Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures - Oldest Architectural Plans Detail Mysterious Desert Mega Structures



Researchers have identified engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled buildin...
Published Bizarre meat-eating dinosaur joins 'Rogues' Gallery' of giant predators from classic fossil site in Egypt's Sahara Desert - Bizarre Meat-Eating Dinosaur Joins 'Rogues' Gallery' of Giant Predators from Classic Fossil Site in Egypt's Sahara Desert


The fossil of a still-unnamed species provides the first known record of the abelisaurid group of th...
Published Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India - Late Persistence of Human Ancestors at the Margins of the Monsoon in India


New dating of an archaeological site in the Thar Desert to 177,000 years ago shows the use of stone ...
Published Desert climate overtaking more of Central Asia - Desert Climate Overtaking More of Central Asia


Rising annual temperatures and dwindling yearly precipitation across the mid-latitudes of Central As...
Published How Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall



New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Dese...
Published Discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years in north-western Arabia



The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4th and 3rd millennia ...
Published We could sequester CO2 by 're-greening' arid lands, plant scientists say



Reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere will take more than cutting emissions -- we will also need to...
Published Probing the deep genetic structure of Africa



Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply diverge...
Published New Nevada experiments will improve monitoring of nuclear explosions



On an October morning in 2023, a chemical explosion detonated in a tunnel under the Nevada desert wa ...
Published Low-cost gel film can pluck drinking water from desert air - Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water from Desert Air


Researchers developed a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can pull drinkable water f...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?



Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published This salty gel could harvest water from desert air - This Salty Gel Could Harvest Water from Desert Air



Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from th...