Once the fourth largest lake (the Aral Sea) in the world, it has become a deadly desert. Located between Uzbekistan and ...

The vast majority of vehicles live out their final days in scrapyards to await recycling or simply rust away. They're eerie, ...

A massive circular structure in the Sahara Desert has puzzled scientists for decades. Spanning 25 miles, it is so large that ...

UDRI maintains and operates the US Air Force's Particle Erosion Test Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton. This facility is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials ...

The fast-growing perennial from Africa and Asia was introduced to Arizona in the 1930s to feed livestock and control erosion. It has since exploded into a major threat to the desert ecosystem by ...

The desert is home to more than 130 species of mammals ... people on a range of projects that bridge natural resource conservation and socioeconomic considerations. This includes reducing soil erosion ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

Valentine's Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential ...

The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.