A National Geographic Explorer eats through the culinary past, present, and future of Abu Dhabi. " A nation without a past is ...

When prolonged droughts strike in places already facing poverty, conflict or weak governance, these coping strategies are ...

Aeolian bedforms are common on Earth and across the solar system, including on Mars, Venus, Pluto, the Saturn moon Titan, the Neptune moon Triton, and Comet 67P. These geological features, among the ...

Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

Rare earth elements might sound like something out of science fiction, but they’re real—and essential to the modern world. Used in everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to ...

The Thar Desert’s relatively accessible nature makes it one of the easier destinations for casual wildlife enthusiasts hoping to observe camels in a semi-natural setting, with numerous tour operators ...

This study explores newly identified clay deposits in El Djerid, southwest Tunisia, to evaluate their potential for use in construction. To achieve this, four different clay types were analyzed ...

China plans to install 253 GW of solar capacity and restore more than 670,000 hectares of degraded land by 2030 under a large-scale desert PV program in its northern and northwestern regions. It ...

Fog nets extract water from Chilean deserts to grow vegetables. This pioneering project could transform desert areas. Trump loses his mind over Canada’s tax on tech companies Man charges ...

• More than 60 Virginia localities qualify as legal deserts, with fewer than one lawyer per 1,000 residents, limiting access to private legal services. • Virginia’s upcoming adoption of the NextGen ...

The desert is getting too hot for the saguaro cactus Arizona's saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these ...