About 99% of Earth is uninhabitable; in deep underground places with high pressure and temperature, even the toughest ...

The kingdom imports about 80% of what it eats, triggering worries about shortages in a time of rising geopolitical tensions.

Snow in the desert might sound impossible, but it’s a real and rare phenomenon that has left scientists and locals in awe. What causes this unusual event in some of the driest and hottest places on ...

One of the hottest, driest places on Earth has almost doubled poultry production in the past decade as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushes for food self-sufficiency. The kingdom imports about ...

but in the vast desert of north Chile it has caused a vibrant explosion of flowers One of the driest places on Earth has blossomed after some unusual rain earlier this year. The Atacama Desert ...

Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water and God help us, if it melts], whales will be swimming in the streets of New York — Jacques Yves Cousteau ...

This vast, arid landscape is often described as the driest place on the planet ... Research Program “Geosystem–The Changing Earth” for sequencing work conducted in Wagner’s laboratory.

“Earth’s Twin” planet. And in the past few years ... With an average rainfall of just 1 to 3 mm (0.04 to 0.12 in) a year, the Atacama desert is known as the driest nonpolar place in the world. However ...

Miners once lived and worked in Humberstone saltpeter works. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos show how the town looks.

From true tales in national parks to futuristic stories set in the world’s largest ocean, these books touch on travel in new ...

Reading up on Antarctica's natural history and golden age of exploration can make your trip more entertaining and educational ...