Deserts are home to various snake species that have adapted to survive extreme conditions, from the highly venomous Inland ...

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

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

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

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

The cyclical warming of the central Pacific may be causing droughts and floods, but in the vast desert of north Chile it has caused a vibrant explosion of flowers One of the driest places on Earth ...

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