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Could there be a real-life Tatooine ?
3-31-2015 |
8
Astronomers believe that desert planets similar to Tatooine in Star Wars might actually be common.
'Carpet of tools' discovered in the Sahara
3-15-2015 | 13
The desert's Messak Settafet escarpment contains up to 75 prehistoric tools per square meter.
Termite mounds help combat climate change
2-8-2015 | 2
Far from being unwanted pests, termites are actually turning out to be good for the environment.
Pilot dies in Virgin Galactic plane explosion
10-31-2014 | 66
The company's SpaceShipTwo vehicle exploded over the Mojave desert following an 'in-flight anomaly'.
Mysterious lake appears in Tunisian desert
VIDEO 8-2-2014 | 16
Tourists have been flocking to 'Gafsa Beach' in their droves ever since word of its existence got around.
World's oldest cheese discovered in China
3-3-2014 | 20
Cheese dating back more than 3,600 years has been found on mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan desert.
Egyptian desert spiral turns out to be art
2-26-2014 | 16
A large circular swirling pattern in the sand of the Sahara has been perplexing onlookers for years.
Oldest Mars meteorite found in the Sahara
11-25-2013 | 6
A rock discovered in the Sahara desert has turned out to be the oldest Martian meteorite ever found.
Giant pentragram discovered in the desert
8-4-2013 | 70
Google Earth photographs show the presence of a huge pentagram in a remote region of Kazakhstan.
'Fairy circles' mystery solved
3-30-2013 | 17
Mysterious grassless rings appearing in the South African desert are believed to be made by termites.
Stone-Age skeletons found In Sahara desert
3-9-2013 | 6
Skeletons dating back between 8,000 and 4,200 years have been discovered in the desert in Libya.
New class of Mars meteorite discovered
1-5-2013 | 3
A unique black meteorite found in the Moroccan desert has turned out to have come from the planet Mars.
Scientology 'space cathedral' located ?
1-1-2013 | 17
Two huge symbols etched in to the New Mexico desert floor are said to mark the site of a secret bunker.
'Door to Hell' has been burning for 40 years
VIDEO 7-29-2012 | 28
A huge flame pit in the depths of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been on fire for over four decades.
How did Palmyra thrive in the desert ?
7-24-2012 | 28
With a population of 200,000, the Roman city of Palmyra prospered despite its location in the desert.
WWII plane discovered in the Sahara desert
5-14-2012 | 24
A perfectly preserved fighter plane lost in 1942 has been discovered in the middle of the desert.
What is China building in the desert ?
11-15-2011 | 73
Eagle-eyed Google Earth users have spotted strange constructions in the middle of the Chinese desert.
Lost cities found beneath sands of the Sahara
11-10-2011 | 46
Ruins from a long-lost civilization have been revealed beneath the desert sands of the Sahara.
Alien life more likely on 'Dune' planets
9-4-2011 | 75
Life in the universe may be most likely to exist on desert planets rather than Earth-like worlds.
Eight million mummified dogs excavated
4-2-2011 | 28
A staggering eight million mummified dogs have been unearthed beneath the Egyptian desert.
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