This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to ...

A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada was conducted as part of the Mars-160 mission ...

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara, one of the driest places on ...

The heavy rain dramatically altered the desert’s scenery, turning barren stretches into shimmering bodies of water. Read more ...

Once you know where to look for them, lichens are everywhere. These composite organisms—fungal and photosynthetic partners ...

As the year’s final month approaches, it’s time to plan for that one last great trip of the year. This curated list of ...

The Sahara is the world's largest non-polar desert, stretching across 3.6 million square miles. Satellite images from September showed huge swaths of it carpeted in green as storms pushed further ...

NOAA released its Winter Outlook for the 2024-25 season, and an emerging La Niña is a key player in its projections.

Former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he has the right to talk to the Federal Reserve chair about interest rate decisions. Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John ...

The common raven (Corvus corax) is the type species of the genus Corvus and is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It ...