Some deserts are among the planet's last remaining areas of total wilderness. Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover ...

Appearing like snow drifts in the desert – or the biggest meringues ... Growing up, most of us learned that Earth is home to seven continents. But it may be time to rewrite the geography ...

Journey to Earth's greatest wildernesses - deserts and grasslands. Covering over 1/2 of our planet and home to the stars of the natural world, it’s here where nature puts on its most dramatic show.

Now, the world is a cold, barren desert ... a full 138 degrees colder than Earth’s average temperature. Once upon a time, though, wind and water flowed across the red planet.

That's how quickly Earth rotates on its axis, from West to East. And that rotation is largely responsible for the distribution of every desert, forest, and swamp on the planet. So, let's do a ...