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Found at the Takarkori rock shelter in Libya, these mummies, the remains of female herders, belong to a population that defies the genetic expectations researchers had based on the region’s history.

A Goggia sabula, or gravel pygmy gecko. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp and Keates (2025) In the extreme desert climate of Northern Cape Province, South Africa ...

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Credit: Royalty-free via Getty Images India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener over the past 20 years, driven by a combination of climate change and agricultural expansion, according to a new study.

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.

On the last day of school term Ruben Driver prepares for a 2000-kilometre one way trip home to his mum and dad.

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Even before the rains came, the desert began to stir, says Helene Aubault, who lives on the fringe of the Simpson Desert in ... of what’s happening with climate change and the environment.