The night-time ascent is the final highlight of this very Australian pilgrimage, the 230-kilometre Larapinta Trail from the desert city of Alice Springs through the West MacDonnell Range, a mountain ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a ...

Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.

A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...

Life thrives in the extremes of the Sahara Desert and Alaska as nature and humans adapt to intense heat and freezing cold ...

To celebrate 500 issues of 4X4 Australia magazine, three editorial elders share their most memorable adventures ...

There are two FDA-licensed camel dairies that meet standards for pasteurization. One is in Missouri and the other in Colorado ...

An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

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If you’re planning a trip to the country that is full of wonders, it’s time to make the most of what the off-season in this ...

URUMQI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have identified the molecular mechanisms behind the cold tolerance of Syntrichia caninervis, a desert moss that could play a role in future Mars ...