Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Albedo levels in the afforestation area were 0.12 and in the desert 0.27. According to the calculations, carbon sequestration was at a rate of 0.15 kg m2 per year due to photosynthesis.

Last fall, I set out to see whether news deserts, towns that used to have local coverage but no more, have a counterpart — relatively media-rich communities that continue to draw still more ...

City leaders say they’re taking steps to address the food deserts. A food desert is defined as an area without access to fresh food within a mile, and most people living there are low-income.