Tucked away on state Route 18 is a trail where hikers meander through pinyon-juniper forest, braving rocky and sandy conditions to get to a single point — one of the ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

China’s discovery of a huge uranium deposit in the Ordos Basin could reshape global energy markets. Learn about its economic ...

If your travel dreams include scaling rugged peaks, wandering through untouched wilderness, or diving into the unknown, then you have an adventurous soul. You’re the type who rushes in where others ...

Despite its arid environment, the desert is a stargazer's paradise, thanks to its clear skies and lack of light pollution. Mongolia's vast Gobi Steppe is one of the most remote and awe-inspiring ...

Though these machines are built pretty tough, it's not at all uncommon to see them being worked on. After all, the desert is tougher. Here's American Seth Quintero, driving for the Toyota Gazoo ...

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: study Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study ...

New evidence reveals Homo erectus mastered survival in Tanzania’s ancient deserts, proving they were adaptable generalists long before modern humans emerged. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Image ...

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But this steep ravine in East Africa’s Great Rift Valley, which has played a key role in the understanding of human evolution, was actually a desert steppe, according to the study published in ...

Through these painstaking efforts, the research painted a picture of Engaji Nanyori as a dry, semi-desert environment, with little water and few plants. But the landscape hadn’t always been that ...