Chinese scientists spray lab-grown cyanobacteria onto desert sand to create fertile farmable soil in 10 months, reducing wind ...

Researchers analyzed 59 years of data to show that adding bacteria to desert sand can rapidly create new soil.

Desert soil often looks lifeless, but it’s full of microscopic organisms like bacteria and fungi that help cycle nutrients ...

China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.

Chinese scientists have developed a microbe-based method to turn desert sand into stable soil, offering a new tool against ...

The rugged and beautiful Greek island of Lemnos is home to a desert in the Gomati area, to the island's north.

Early residents of Disney's Cotino, a new luxury community in Coachella Valley, share their experiences living in the ...

A six eyed sand spider remains nearly invisible against the sand, demonstrating its natural camouflage.

This prompted the researchers to test whether desert sand could be repurposed using a manufacturing approach that does not ...

Director Óliver Laxe tells us about filming in remote parts of Morocco—as well as his native Spain—for the Oscar-nominated ...

Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before the continent’s ...

In the winding alleys of Souq Al-Qabaqbiya in Old Damascus, where the rhythmic tapping of artisans' hammers harmonizes with the scent ...