Millions of years ago – where the perpetual ice of Antarctica and the dry dust of the Atacama Desert today stretch – lush forests flourished, full of araucaria trees, giant ferns, and vegetation that ...

Antarctica's harsh desert valleys -- long considered a bellwether for global climate change -- have grown noticeably cooler since the mid-1980s, scientists report, even while the Earth as a whole is ...

About 190 million years ago, a large plant-eating dinosaur roamed the ancient forests of Antarctica. Its bones remained ...

Antarctica is not the ideal place to be due to its extreme temperature and harsh surroundings. However, it is among the top locations in the world for meteorite hunting. This is partially due to ...

Experts suspect that the egg may have been that of a mosasaur, a marine reptile popularized in recent years by the Jurassic ...

The largest hot desert and cold desert in the world are anything but boring and barren. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From vast ...

Did you know that a desert doesn't have to be hot or sandy? In fact, many of the world's harshest deserts are freezing cold. There are about 33 central deserts worldwide. They cover one-fifth of the ...

A ‘Sky Pod’ at White Desert’s Echo campAndrew Macdonald Patrick Woodhead has spent months in the ­Antarctic wilderness, setting records as part of the youngest and fastest team to reach the South Pole ...