Minerals extracted from the dry sands of the Nullarbor Plain reveal when it shifted from a lush forest to the arid landscape we see today, suggests a new study.

Southern Australia's Nullarbor Plain, where the reef was found, is now a 76,000-square- mile desert consisting of limestone bedrock. But it was covered by a tropical ocean about 14 million years ...

An overnight storm dumped heavy snow on the Carrizo Plain, ... The stark ranchlands of eastern San Luis Obispo County transformed from an arid desert to arctic landscape Saturday morning after a ...

The inhospitable landscape of sand, ... And it’s water that’s been hiding in plain view. ... and mint in the desert. Image: Virginia Carter. At this rate, it would take 17,000 square meters ...

Las Noches de las Luminarias, held annually at Desert Botanical Garden, has become a beloved tradition since 1978. This enchanting event illuminates the desert landscape with thousands of hand-lit ...