Australia, the world's sixth-largest country, boasts a diverse range of climate zones, from arid deserts to lush rainforests. Its vast landscapes are a testament to the dramatic variations in ...

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state." On Earth, the large quantities of water help regulate the climate ...

At a site called Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania, researchers have found evidence that one of our early ancestors, Homo erectus, wasn’t just surviving but thriving in harsh desert-like conditions ... to the ...

With plans to install 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, India has positioned solar energy at the centre of its strategy to mitigate climate change ... except the northwest Thar Desert, where clouds will ...

But there are also three other time zones. Western Mexico uses the Mountain Standard ... Mexican weather varies from a tropical to a desert climate. The rainy season lasts from June to October and the ...

9 Following a hurricane, it’s important to build back safer and greener with improved land use plans along with climate-informed environmental restoration and infrastructure. For example, in a dry ...

The desert is one of the harshest environments to live in. It can be extremely hot during the day and freezing cold at night. There is sparse vegetation and little shade. The terrain is often rough, ...

Officials at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens say the idea for World Desert Day began when they realized that unlike World ...

Desert lizards are especially challenged because food is sparse, and it is often too hot to forage. Published in Science, the study found climate warming can 'squeeze' desert lizard energy budgets ...

In politics, desert has become a useful noun, while adjectives help tell the story. As noted last week, a child care desert ...

In partnership with the city of Coachella's Blue Zones Project, the district will ... Also in this week's education roundup: Desert Sands Unified School District adopts a land acknowledgment ...