Orange snow covers the mountains across Eastern Europe
The mountains of Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine have been splashed with color, as the region's snow has...
Newly-discovered dinosaur species was as long as a school bus - and could help solve a mystery
Fossils in Africa from the Late Cretaceous time period - around 100 to 66 million years ago - are rare. Scientists...
The world's mightiest river is dying
The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...
First ever video footage of wild sand cat kittens in Morocco
Get ready for cuteness overload. Researchers recently filmed sand cat kittens in the Moroccan Sahara, and they're...
Desert Twins produce water through condensation in driest place on Earth
One in 10 people on Earth lack access to safe water, which is why artist Ap Verheggen has been working so hard...
Archaeologist suggests ancient humans helped catalyze the Sahara's desertification
The Sahara Desert we know, with its rolling sand dunes and hot temperatures, used to be a verdant grassland with...
The Great Green Wall of Africa could fight desertification and poverty
As the Sahara Desert steadily creeps into arable land, African policymakers and activists are pursuing a bold...
Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert
With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it's not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest...
6 Brilliant designs to fight desertification
1. Wind-powered Tumbleweed Robot by Shlomi Mir Israeli industrial designer Shlomi Mir created the wind-powered...
Bio-Pyramid turns Egypt’s ancient pyramids into a gigantic desertification-fighting skyscraper
The ‘Bio-Pyramid: Reserving Desertification’ proposal won an honorable mention in the 2015 eVolo Skyscraper...
Solar-Powered 3D Printer Turns Desert Sand Into Glass Bowls and Sculptures
The Solar Sinter is made up of seven stations: a photovoltaic panel, the focal point for drawing the sun’s rays,...
SunGlacier: A Solar-Powered Leaf That Makes Ice in the Desert
So how does this work? The 200 m2 elm-leaf shaped structure has a PV cell coated underbelly, which powers cooling...
World's Most Isolated Tree in Nigeria Knocked Down by a Drunk Driver
For decades, an acacia tree in the Nigerian Sahara served as a lone landmark in a deserted landscape. It was...
Norway and Jordan Sign Agreement to Make Sahara Forest Project Oasis a Reality
Way back in 2008, we reported on a proposal for the Sahara Forest Project, an incredible sustainable solution to...
Groasis Waterboxx Can Grow Trees in Any Climate--Even the Desert!
A new device can make a tree grow in Brooklyn--or California, or Holland or even the Sahara desert. The Groasis...
