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Snow has been falling in the Sahara Desert
VIDEO Dec 22, 2016The unexpected flurry is the first to have been reported in the region for almost four decades.
Portuguese 'Gollum' footage surfaces online
VIDEO Aug 18, 2016An unconvincing video of a bipedal creature in the desert has been doing the rounds online this week.
Stellar desert discovered in the Milky Way
Aug 3, 2016A vast expanse of space totally devoid of new stars has been found at the heart of our own galaxy.
Dad records 'ghost' in deserted playground
VIDEO Jul 6, 2016A man and his three kids were left shocked after a swing started moving erratically all on its own.
500-year-old shipwreck found in the desert
Jun 8, 2016Diamond miners have found a shipwreck laden with gold after draining a lagoon on Africa’s Skeleton Coast.
Workers film peculiar blowhole in the desert
VIDEO May 7, 2016Workmen in Saudi Arabia were left scratching their heads when sand started erupting from the ground.
Bizarre footage shows 'creature' in Turkey
VIDEO Feb 25, 2016The peculiar video shows a pint-sized entity wandering around on a deserted city street after dark.
Curiosity reveals giant sand dunes on Mars
VIDEO Jan 16, 2016NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed a huge wall of sand on the edge of the Martian desert.
Hidden ocean found beneath Chinese desert
Aug 10, 2015Scientists in China have discovered what appears to be a vast ocean beneath the arid Tarim basin.
Nazca Lines formed ancient pilgrimage route
May 5, 2015The famous geoglyphs in Peru may have been created by at least two different groups of people.
Architects propose Saharan vertical city
Apr 28, 2015A French architectural firm has put forward a concept for a futuristic city situated in the desert.
Could there be a real-life Tatooine ?
Mar 31, 2015Astronomers believe that desert planets similar to Tatooine in Star Wars might actually be common.
'Carpet of tools' discovered in the Sahara
Mar 15, 2015The desert's Messak Settafet escarpment contains up to 75 prehistoric tools per square meter.
Termite mounds help combat climate change
Feb 8, 2015Far from being unwanted pests, termites are actually turning out to be good for the environment.
Experts baffled by mystery stone circles
Nov 2, 2014Experts have been trying to learn the purpose of large stone circles found across the Middle East.
Pilot dies in Virgin Galactic plane explosion
Oct 31, 2014The company's SpaceShipTwo vehicle exploded over the Mojave desert following an 'in-flight anomaly'.
Mysterious lake appears in Tunisian desert
VIDEO Aug 2, 2014Tourists have been flocking to 'Gafsa Beach' in their droves ever since word of its existence got around.
World's oldest cheese discovered in China
Mar 3, 2014Cheese dating back more than 3,600 years has been found on mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan desert.
Oldest Mars meteorite found in the Sahara
Nov 25, 2013A rock discovered in the Sahara desert has turned out to be the oldest Martian meteorite ever found.
Alleged Roswell 'alien' images uncovered
Oct 1, 2013Researchers investigating the Roswell UFO crash have been made aware of two tantalizing new images.
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