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 ...
The first large-scale map of rainfall declines revealed by signatures in ancient soil could help researchers better understand profound regional and global climate transformation. A new study ...
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 ...
Natasha Barbolini receives funding from the European Research Council (grant MAGIC 649081), the Swedish Research Council (grant VR 2017-03985), and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research (grant ...
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 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 ...
China’s massive Asian infrastructure network of proposed new roads, railways, ports and airports linking 65 countries to itself must grapple with the same problem as the ancient Silk Road it has been ...