Most people think of deserts as sweltering expanses of sand, but not all deserts fit that scorching stereotype. Nestled in ...

Asia’s Gobi desert, one of the world’s largest, is on the move. The desert straddles the border between Mongolia and China, and each year it marches south toward major Chinese cities. Google Earth ...

Gobi bears are the most endangered of Earth’s eight bear species. Just 40 individuals are thought to be left surviving in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, a place of extreme temperatures and little water.