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Life 2 meters underground: Scientists discover hidden microbial oasis beneath Chile’s driest desert | World News

Beneath the extremely dry surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists discovered a functional community of microorganisms that challenges what we thought possible for life. While the ground above remains one of Earth’s harshest environments, a ‘hidden oasis’ lies about two meters down, protected from high solar irradiance and complete dryness. This underground community mainly consists […]

How saudi arabia is using wastewater to build a green corridor in the desert | World News

In Saudi Arabia, there have been attempts to redefine the utilisation of water in such regions, whereby the use of treated water has been employed as an innovative way of restoring the environment. In this context, Saudi Arabia’s strategy has helped to establish a continuous green belt through the efforts of transforming the deserts of […]

How rain turns a salt desert into the world’s largest mirror in Bolivia | World News

The Salar de Uyuni – the contiguous remnants of an ancient lake, covering more than 10,000 square kilometres in the Andes of Bolivia, South America – has now become a vast and flat white salt pan. In the rainy season, when water collects on the impervious crystalline crust of the salt pan and creates a […]

Rare discovery: Tiny 1-centimetre fossil found in Mongolia’s Gobi desert shocks scientists | World News

Palaeontologists have discovered an incredibly well-preserved fossil skeleton measuring only 1 centimetre long in the Ukhaa Tolgod area of the Gobi Desert. This fossil is believed to be one of the earliest examples of what are referred to as ‘micro-mammals’ from the Late Cretaceous time period. The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), which was […]

Saudi Arabia: Saudi News: 13,500-year-old settlement found in Nefud Desert, 190km trade links stun archaeologists | World News

Ancient settlement dating back 13,500 years found, advanced tools and trade networks unearthed / Image: file Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) announced a groundbreaking archaeological find that pushes back the timeline of human history in the Arabian Peninsula. Deep in the rugged landscapes of AlUla, researchers uncovered evidence of a human settlement dating […]

Qatar news: Travel influencer drives across Doha desert to Riyadh, viral video shows escape route amid Iran vs US-Israel war

Qatar News: Travel Influencer Escapes Doha Amid Iran vs US-Israel War Chaos With 12-Hour Desert Drive to Riyadh As the ongoing Iran vs US-Israel conflict continues to disrupt air travel across the Middle East, a travel influencer’s journey across the desert from Doha to Riyadh has gone viral on social media. Singapore-based digital creator SuperAdrianMe […]

Indian traveller flees Doha, drives across desert to Riyadh after Chennai to Barcelona flight stranded amid Iran vs US-Israel war

Stranded in Doha as Iran vs US–Israel War Erupts, Indian Man Makes Daring Desert Escape to Riyadh A dramatic story of an Indian traveller stranded in Qatar has gone viral after he decided to abandon waiting for flights and instead take a long desert road journey to Saudi Arabia in order to continue his trip […]

How did whales end up in a desert? Egypt’s 40-million-year-old ‘Valley of the Whales’ reveals the answer | World News

In the heart of the Egyptian Desert, Wadi Al-Hitan, or “Valley of the Whales,” fossilised whale skeletons lie exposed beneath the sun. Their vertebrae stretch across the sand in long, curved lines, as if the sea had recently receded. How did these sea giants survive in this extremely dry place on the Earth, which contains […]

Is Sahara Desert dust secretly feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey |

About 27 million tons of Saharan dust deliver roughly 22,000 tons of phosphorus to the Amazon annually/ Image: NASA In 2015, scientists reported evidence that vast plumes of dust from the Sahara Desert help replenish phosphorus in the Amazon rainforest, linking the world’s largest desert to its largest rainforest through what researchers described as one […]

A desert ice cave in New Mexico that has stayed below freezing for 3,400 years | World News

Hidden deep in the heart of New Mexico lies a frozen world that defies its desert surroundings. While temperatures outside soar under the summer sun, the Bandera Volcano Ice Cave remains a frigid 31°F (minus 0.6°C) year-round. Inside, ice up to 20 feet thick carpets the floor, a centuries-old layer preserved by the cave’s unique […]