Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars' shifting sands by Lauren Berger, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

On that day, I learned an essential rule of fieldwork in the desert: Don’t forget a shovel. Otherwise, if your vehicle gets stuck, as ours did, you’ll have to dig it out by hand.