"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state." ...

This 2014 satellite photo shows Pakistan's Khor Kalmat tidal lagoon brimming with water at the heart of an arid desert. This ...

The largest desert in the world, the Antarctic Desert, spans 14.2 million square kilometres. Learn about its unique icy ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

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 ...

The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of ... and that it is moving across the desert at about 50cm a year," he adds. The scientists used a technique called luminescence dating ...