HOHHOT — In the freezing winter, on the fringes of the Kubuqi Desert in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, dedicated sand control workers are busy mending and reinforcing defenses ...

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 ...

It was sparked by Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The war unfolded in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which focused on troop deployment and defending Saudi Arabia, and Operation ...

The IAF's 120th "Desert Giants" Squadron, previously known as "The International Squadron," has participated in several historic missions. Its first major mission was to drop supplies to Yemen's ...

Text description provided by the architects. Our latest piece celebrates the craft of Mleiha's artifacts through a grand land art installation, made of and from desert sand. Save this picture!

Impact Link A top Iranian general has accused Russia of lying to Tehran by saying its jets were attacking Syrian rebels while they were instead bombing the open desert. In a rare break from Iran's ...

President Joe Biden had planned to trek to a remote box canyon in the rugged California desert east of the farmworker community of Thermal on Tuesday as he seeks to cement his environmental legacy ...

Though plentiful in arid regions, most sand is not viable for commercial use or construction. Desert sand, whipped by years of wind, has smooth grains that prevent it from binding with most ...

It was 1977 and Thierry Sabine was lost. He'd wandered the Libyan desert for three days in an ocean of featureless sand. His meager supplies – a few snacks and a bit of water – were gone.

The Jawas and Tusken Raiders from "Star Wars", for example, wouldn't have been able to evolve on the sand-covered Tatooine (perhaps unless they arrived after it had already turned into a desert ...

Take a look at the new VALORANT EX.O bundle, with fan-favorite weapons and a set of fun cosmetics you can apply to your game. A new VALORANT bundle is here for Season 2025 // Act 1, the EX.O skin ...