Chinese scientists are testing whether cyanobacteria, the photosynthetic microorganisms that have shaped Earth’s soils for billions of years, can convert barren desert sand into ground capable of ...

China has morphed into a green powerhouse over the past decade, and their push to fight desertification is doing more than ...

The globe may be running out of sand suitable for concrete. Researchers are therefore testing a possible solution for using desert sand as a material. The world's most important building material ...

These deserts, though receiving extremely low rainfall, have numerous geographical features, natural wonders, cultural ...

Known as the 'Sea of Death' on land for its shifting dunes and extreme environment where 'No one can come out alive once entering,' the Taklamakan Desert is China's largest and the world's ...

Following its Foster + Partners-designed Visitor Center, Apple has made another new addition to its donut-shaped futuristic headquarters in Cupertino, California. This latest project isn't another ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lençóis Maranhenses Park Have you ever tried visiting sand dunes? Sand dunes are a unique, natural phenomenon that offer a ...

Although desert sands might seem to shift ceaselessly under the wind, scientists now find the grains of sand in the Namib Sand Sea in Africa have dwelled there for at least a million years. Analysis ...

Desert soil often looks lifeless, but it’s full of microscopic organisms like bacteria and fungi that help cycle nutrients and support plant life. Many deserts have a tough, crusty surface called ...

CUPERTINO — A new public art sculpture made of sand from 58 of the world’s deserts will transform the appearance of an olive grove outside of the Apple campus’ visitor center by the summer of 2022.

Apple has commissioned an artist and design studio to create a permanent public sculpture at the Apple Park Visitor Center containing sand from deserts across the world. The sculpture, titled "Mirage, ...