Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

The study found that the ground sank the most, by about 2 feet, in parts of Palm Desert and La Quinta during the 15-year period, while the ground subsided by between nine inches and 1 1/2 feet in ...

It has risen 35 feet in the last year alone. She's concerned that this new source of water, and the development pressures of a growing human population, don't bode well for the dunes. Sponsor Message ...

The images show “the scale of movement and the permanency of movement — this ground moved in places up to 13 feet, permanently. It’s not going back,” Olson said.

Researchers have found microbes thriving 13 feet beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, marking the deepest discovery of microbial life in the region to date.