A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt.

The notorious Rukban displacement camp in the Syrian desert, a dark emblem of the country’s civil war, has closed, with the last remaining families returning to their hometowns.

More information: James T. Watson et al, Small-Scale Migrations among Early Farmers in the Sonoran Desert, American Antiquity (2025). DOI: 10.1017/aaq.2024.78 ...

The flood watch will remain in effect until 11 p.m. local time. A more severe flash flood warning has been issued in Northwest Arizona. In addition to causing floods, dirt and debris may also be ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for desert areas in southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, effective Wednesday, as heavy rain puts the region ...

No matter how many accounts share video clips showing parts of the Takla Makan Desert flooded it seems not enough to create awareness about climate change. It doesn't help either that some assume the ...

Following part of the ancient route, their journey covered more than 5,000 kilometers, starting from a land port 5,100 meters above sea level on the China-Pakistan border at the Khunjerab Pass and ...

CHINA is making remarkable progress towards achieving its carbon emission peaking and neutrality goals by 2030 and 2060 respectively in line with the guiding policy introduced to ensure the ...

How a 1907 Map Has Sparked Thailand-Cambodia Clashes| Vantage With Palki Sharma | N18G Tensions are rising at the Thailand-Cambodia border after a deadly clash near the Emerald Triangle — where ...

Cambodia and Thailand are facing renewed tensions over long-standing border disputes. Following a recent armed clash, both countries imposed various restrictions. The root of these conflicts dates ...