The Lut Desert is in the southeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran, an arid continental subtropical area notable for a rich variety of spectacular desert landforms. At 2,278,015 ha the area is large ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was ...

8 million years of 'Green Arabia' Date: April 9, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and ...

The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...

Hot, arid deserts like this are found on almost every continent. They cover around one-fifth of the Earth’s land area and are home to one-sixth of the world’s population, with almost 1.2 ...

Regions particularly characterized as arid and semi-arid lands begin to experience ... Sand dunes are formed in the Sahara Desert in the image above. In physical geography, the dunes are sand hills ...

Located in the Alashan Plateau in the hyper-arid and temperate desert region of northwestern ... It displays spectacular ongoing geological and geomorphic features of desert landscapes and landforms ...

A new study published in Nature reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing ...