The desert mule deer is a common sight in west Texas, but wildlife biologists in the area came across an extremely uncommon ...

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

Out of thousands of species of termites, only the ones residing in Africa, Australia ... more adaptable desert ecosystems ...

Vacations are all about how we want to make the most of the time we have. Different people have different ideas about how ...

In America, some of the most unforgiving deserts thrive with creatures that have evolved to endure extreme conditions. These resilient animals have developed unique features and behaviors to survive ...

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of manuscripts, is facing an existential threat from the encroaching desert.

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Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Unfortunately, the spotted hyena was tracked down and killed by a band of locals who were concerned about the animal's presence. The spotted hyena ...

Scientifically, African penguins are known as Spheniscus demersus. They’ve also been given the monikers South African penguin, jackass penguin (because they sometimes bray like a donkey), black-footed ...

Residents say the desert is their destiny ... Chinguetti is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mauritania, a West African nation where only 0.5% of land is considered farmable.

Photos of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), captured by wildlife photographer Marius Nortje in Kruger National Park, South Africa, show growths on the animal's face, neck and torso.