Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

6, 2024 — Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but rely on a different component of the field than other insects. The survey ...

The current event, however, seems to be favoring “pata de guanaco”, a purple flower that doesn’t need a lot of water and thrives in sandy sites. At its peak, a desert bloom can feature up to ...

We'll be coming home, riding the plasma, splashing in the ocean, so that's what we're looking forward to,’ a 62-year-old ...

This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here. Incredibly, there are still plants growing here. Like this acacia tree. It has long thorns that hold ...

This intriguing astronaut photo shows around a dozen giant "star dunes" as they slowly dance across a sandy field near the edge of the Sahara desert ... to NASA's Earth Observatory.