It was a brisk but sunny day when I bounded down the stairs, lifted my suitcase with ease, and breezed out the door to board ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

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 ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

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

In fabled cross-country walk from Ohio, Lummis traversed the desert, Cucamonga and Pomona into L.A. 140 years ago this week.

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ...

Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.

The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is under ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

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 ...