An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Surface water storage in global drylands is influenced more by human actions than precipitation, posing challenges for ...

Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

The cyclical warming of the central Pacific may be causing droughts and floods, but in the vast desert of north Chile it has caused a vibrant explosion of flowers One of the driest places on Earth ...