The worlds oldest desert where it’s not rained in 200m years - not the Sahara
Dead Vlei, a white clay pan situated near the famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, is in fact the world’s oldest desert. Located in ...
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‘A $1.5 billion eye’: A rival to James Webb is being quietly tested in a barren desert
Lurking in the barren Atacama Desert, a colossal machine nears completion—one that could rewrite our understanding of the cosmos. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), now 60% complete ...
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Just a diamond mine, but something unusual revealed — There are 4.2 million
Discover how Canada’s Diavik Diamond Mine is setting new sustainability benchmarks with solar power, generating 4.2M kWh of ...
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Nullarbor's enduring scar: Tornado's imprint on desert landscape
On the expansive, barren plains of the Nullarbor in Australia ... It appeared as a giant "scar," standing out from the desert landscape unnaturally. The discovery piqued the interest of scientists ...
Space.com27 天
Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
The barren, parched landscape of Arrakis, where the central plot of "Dune" takes place, is teeming with thousands of deadly sandworms that live in the desert. However, even on desert planets in so ...
Daily Jang9 天
Untold story of 'Zanclean Megaflood' that transformed desert into Mediterranean Sea
Around five million years ago, an extraordinary and dramatic event occurred when a massive flood filled the Mediterranean Sea.As per Earth.com, unlike a regular flood, this was a huge surge of water ...