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 hard, crusty surface called ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it ...

China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.

Norwegian researchers use wood scraps and desert sand to create concrete blocks, potentially solving construction's river sand shortage problem.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic subatomic smashups retain a key ...

From Canada to Ecuador to Greece, here's where to sink your toes into crimson shorelines. There are more than 1,100 miles of coastline on the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and thanks to ...