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250 ancient rock-cut tombs unearthed in Egypt
May 25, 2021Archaeologists discovered the tombs at the Al-Hamidiyah cemetery in the desert 240 miles southeast of Cairo.
'2001' monolith in Utah has now disappeared
Nov 30, 2020The mysterious monolith found in the Utah desert has now been inexplicably removed by 'an unknown party'.
Mystery '2001' monolith found in Utah desert
VIDEO Nov 24, 2020A real-life version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey' has shown up in the middle of nowhere.
Millions of desert locusts descend on Africa
VIDEO Jan 26, 2020A plague of locusts of biblical proportions has been devouring vast swathes of crops across east Africa.
143 new Nazca geoglyphs discovered in Peru
VIDEO Nov 19, 2019Researchers have used an artificial intelligence to identity previously unseen drawings on the desert floor.
'Forbidden' planet found in Neptunian Desert
May 29, 2019Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
Egypt's exotic canary yellow glass identified
May 16, 2019Scientists have finally determined the origins of a mysterious yellow glass found in the African desert.
Curiosity captures breathtaking panorama
VIDEO Feb 11, 2019A panoramic image taken from the slopes of Mount Sharp has revealed the Martian landscape in remarkable detail.
NASA 'flying saucer' image is not what it seems
Nov 5, 2018One of the space agency's recent 'picture of the day' posts reads 'flying saucer crash lands in Utah Desert'.
Wind turbines could transform the Sahara
Sep 7, 2018In addition to generating huge amounts of energy, wind and solar power could turn the Sahara desert green.
World's oldest biological colors unearthed
Jul 10, 2018Scientists have discovered 1.1-billion-year-old pigments beneath the Sahara Desert... and they're bright pink.
Meteorite filled with diamonds found in Sudan
Apr 17, 2018A meteorite that crashed in the Nubian Desert has offered a glimpse of our solar system's earliest days.
Two airline pilots report UFO over Arizona
VIDEO Apr 5, 2018Two separate airliners encountered an unknown object while flying over the Arizona desert in February.
Flat-Earther blasts off in homemade rocket
VIDEO Mar 25, 2018The self-taught rocket scientist launched himself high in to the air over the Mojave Desert on Saturday.
Life in Atacama Desert offers hope for Mars
Feb 27, 2018Scientists have discovered microbial life rebounding in one of the driest and most inhospitable places on Earth.
Snow has been falling in the Sahara Desert
VIDEO Jan 10, 2018The notoriously hot and dry Sahara was left coated in a layer of snow following a winter storm on Sunday.
Mystery US aircraft crashes in Nevada desert
Sep 12, 2017The unknown aircraft, which was being flown by pilot Eric Schultz, went down exactly one week ago.
Was the Sahara desert created by humans ?
Mar 15, 2017New research has suggested that humans may have been responsible for the formation of the Sahara.
Desert people evolve to drink poisonous water
Feb 25, 2017The local people of Chile's Atacama desert have developed the ability to drink water laced with arsenic.
Prehistoric iguana found at dinosaur nest site
Jan 31, 2017Discovered in northwestern Montana, this ancient lizard lived in the desert around 75 million years ago.
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