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 ...

A sailor stitches his gashed tongue during a solo sailing race where no assistance is allowed. An adventurer loses seven ...

Mongolia: From the Gobi Desert to the Altai Mountains” opens as MNCM’s first Mongolian exhibition, celebrating 50 years of ...

There are currently over 9,760 species that are considered critically endangered. Of those, over 1,300 may be extinct, and nearly 70 are considered extinct in the wild. Additionally, thanks to climate ...

Discover deserts that experience snowfall, defying the stereotype of hot, arid landscapes. Learn about the Sahara, Atacama, ...

Thanks to a successful crowd-funding campaign, an extreme marathon runner from Scotland is adopting a stray pup he met while running a 155-mile race through China's Gobi Desert. The female dog, whom ...

Forget the clichés of endless sand dunes and mirages, deserts can be far more dramatic and diverse than most travellers can imagine. While everybody is aware of the Sahara that hogs the spotlight, ...

CHANGZHOU, China, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert in Jinta, Gansu Province, rows of solar panels are transforming once-hostile sands into a thriving "blue ocean" ...

Large solar farms in the deserts of China are not only producing vast amounts of electricity but also reshaping the ecosystems beneath them, according to a growing body of peer-reviewed research. A ...