An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was once shaped by a massive lake and a network of rivers. The Rub’ al-Khali, ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

For decades, Mars has been a dusty, barren world in our imagination — a cold desert where water exists only as ice or vapor.

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 ...

It's a stark, cold place, but in its summer ... of contrast - deadly hot yet generously vast, barren yet mysteriously enchanting. The Arabian Desert: Rub' al Khali and Beyond 33 million square ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest and most barren regions on Earth, extending across much of North Africa. It spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area roughly the size of China or the ...