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 ...

Of the Arctic lakes, they include glacial lakes and permafrost lakes. The main type of soil in the polar regions is ahumic soil. [15] This includes the cold desert soil. This soil consists of sand ...

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.