Mar. 19, 2025 — In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form.

Some areas are surrounded by jungles, while others are in the middle of arid deserts. Heavy rainfall in some regions of South America makes the highway only accessible during the dry season.

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

They found that dust and pollutants generated in the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts ... reach North America. The work highlighted the semi-direct effects of dust aerosols on arid climate and the ...

Climate-society linkages (conflict, migration, agriculture and community rearrangement), climate reconstructions and historical climate impacts in the tropics and sub-tropics, particularly in south ..

Drylands refer to arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, and excludes deserts, when used in the context of sustainable development. Desertification refers to the land degradation in arid ...