The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study ...

New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...

In a survey of 600 registered voters commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive, adults in the three-county Portland area said ...

A new satellite image from the European Space Agency reveals the ongoing collapse of the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake.

One impact of climate change is increased tropical storms. The southeast of Africa experiences tropical cyclones - for ...

Join an experience of discovery in one of the richest desert excavations ever conducted, illuminating and transforming our historical knowledge of a unique site.

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...

The study examines how the currently dry Sebkha El-Melah lake in western ... a framework for future studies on Sahara Desert hydrology and climate dynamics. More information: Joëlle C.

"We assume that they were formed in a slightly more humid climate, not in the dry desert climate that prevails today." However, the organism that caused these structures remains a mystery.

Scientists recently identified peculiar micro-burrows in marble and limestone formations in Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, which may be remnants of an unknown life form. The research was published ...