Over the years, we’ve turned research, anecdotes and everyday experiences into a whole constellation of stories about the way we impact our world. Still,… ...

Human Impact ''The formation of lake and river landscapes, along with grasslands and savannahs, would have facilitated the expansion of hunting, gathering, and pastoral groups into what is now a ...

The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct by its dry, hot, and prickly appearance but did you know most of it is edible?

As I follow Ukraine coverage, full of vivid images and detailed, poignantly human descriptions of the upending of common people’s lives, I wonder: Why don’t more K-12 curricula — especially ...

Thanks to increased accessibility to water and energy, the Thar Desert is now the most populated desert on Earth.

Humans’ impact on the desert is increasing too. In Guerrero’s youth and earlier in his research career, the only way to access remote hotspots of biodiversity was to trek through the desert on ...

Saudi Arabia embarked on a bold and unusual project by burying millions of gallons of salt water beneath the desert sand, with results that defy expectations. This innovative experiment aimed to ...

In the study, "Greening of the Thar Desert driven by climate change and human interventions, published in Cell Reports Sustainability, " researchers conducted an observational analysis using ...

Ravens are smart and quick to adapt, and with more resources from urban expansion in the desert their numbers have soared. This imbalance can have a negative impact on other species, especially to ...

Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees.

The Sonoran tortoise population has grown greatly since the early 80s due to captive breeding. With their exploding population and our climate warming, how can a population crash be avoided?