An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

The Sahara Desert is one of the most fascinating and extreme places on Earth! It’s the largest hot desert in the world, covering vast landscapes of sand, rock and even mountains. Despite its tough ...

The Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, is a place of extremes. Its harsh environment may seem uninhabitable, yet it is home to a fascinating array of wildlife that has adapted to survive ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Lying deep in the African desert sits the colourful and supersaturated hot springs of the world's 'hottest' town. Dallol, in the Dallol woreda of northern Ethiopia, holds the official record for ...

The Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, is a place of extremes. Its harsh environment may seem uninhabitable, yet it is home to a fascinating array of wildlife that has adapted to survive ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. By 2015 most of that shiny surface was reduced to a hauntingly barren expanse, ...

Once the fourth largest lake (the Aral Sea) in the world, it has become a deadly desert. Located between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, it began to dry up in the 1960s, causing a serious environmental ...