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 ...

You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her ...

The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

The northern prairie skink, Manitoba’s only lizard species, also calls Spirit Sands home. These small, elusive reptiles ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

5 facts about the lost ship of the California desert Mysterious phone call sent me searching for a lost Calif. desert ship Lost Ship of the Desert coming soon: Chasing the legend Lost ship of the ...

These humps give camels their legendary ability to travel up to 100 desert miles without water. Camels rarely sweat, even in desert temperatures that reach 120°F, so when they do take in fluids ...

The pitch was successful and a broadcasting institution was born. That first Desert Island Discs was recorded in the BBC’s bomb-damaged Maida Vale studio on 27th January 1942 and aired in the ...

When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square kilometers, it ranks as the largest hot desert on our planet. To give you a sense of scale ...