A research team led by Professor Xin Wang from Lanzhou University and Professor Fahu Chen from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered new insights into ...

Afghanistan is no stranger to challenges, and transforming a desert into a thriving river is no small feat. However, with careful planning, and the determination of the Afghan people, they are ...

THE issue of this map occurs at an opportune moment. Public attention has been much directed lately to the once fertile strip of country that lies between the deserts of Arabia on the one hand, and ...

A look at the vast, arid lands in the heart of Asia. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile that they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest. Show ...

As global temperatures rise, desert climates have spread north by up to 100 kilometres in parts of Central Asia since the 1980s, a climate assessment reveals. The study, published on 27 May in ...

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept sand dunes on Earth, experienced recurring periods of humidity millions of years ago, researchers report April 9 in Nature. The study may ...

Join us as we take you on a tour of the worlds biggest mega projects, from crazy constructions to the newest innovations and mind blowing architecture. The Impossible Build aims to show you the ...