In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

The Lut Desert is in the southeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran, an arid continental subtropical area notable for a rich variety of spectacular desert landforms. At 2,278,015 ha the area is large ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

This false-color image was taken in April 2024 and Copernicus Sentinel-2's near-infrared channel was used to highlight the sparse vegetation of this extremely arid, desert landscape. Red patches ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Hot, arid deserts like this are found on almost every continent. They cover around one-fifth of the Earth’s land area and are home to one-sixth of the world’s population, with almost 1.2 ...

Large parts of the area surrounding Khor Kalmat, including the Makran Coastal Range, are arid desert land that experiences minimal rainfall. However, the lagoon's repeated influx of water helps ...

Regions particularly characterized as arid and semi-arid lands begin to experience ... Sand dunes are formed in the Sahara Desert in the image above. In physical geography, the dunes are sand hills ...

This early experience of deserts lead to a life-long research interest in desert geomorphology and he bacame a world authority on their landforms, chairing the Arid Zone Commission of the ...