This story appears in the July 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the Afar desert of Ethiopia, there are a lot of ways to die. There is disease, of course. One can also perish from ...
Scientists brave the desert's hardships for a different reason. The Afar is one of the few places on Earth where an undersea ridge—a jagged volcanic seam where magma oozes up and becomes new ...
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16th century 'Manhattan of the Desert' with mud skyscrapers facing existential threatA remarkable 16th-century city, hidden in a barren stretch of Yemen's desert, has been a source of ... the imposing fortifications from afar. In modern times, the legendary Shibam fortress is ...
Beyond the saguaros, an intricate web of life flourishes. Mesquite and palo verde trees provide shade and sustenance while ...
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Earth from space: Giant, pyramid-like 'star dunes' slowly wander across Moroccan desertThis intriguing astronaut photo shows around a dozen giant "star dunes" as they slowly dance across a sandy field near the ...
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