Desert News

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Thirty-Eight Percent of World's Surface in Danger of Desertification

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Disappearing Ducks?

Posted January 21, 2010:

• Global Warming: 'Cooling' Forests Can Heat Too

Posted December 30, 2009:

• How Much Ice Needed to Create Martian Land Formations?

Posted December 16, 2009:

• Warming Climate Chills Sonoran Desert's Spring Flowers

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Ecosystem, Vegetation Affect Intensity of Urban Heat Island Effect

Posted December 2, 2009:

• Lizard Changes Its Diet to Avoid Predators

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Bacterial 'Ropes' Tie Down Shifting Southwest

Posted November 12, 2009:

• New Water Management Tool May Help Ease Effects of Drought

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Nasca People Of Ancient Peru: Forest Clearances Sealed Civilization's Downfall

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Sand Dunes Reveal Unexpected Dryness During Heavy Monsoon

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Panama Butterfly Migrations Linked To El Niño, Climate Change

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Researchers Go Underground To Reveal 850 New Species In Australian Outback

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Giant Stone-Age Axes Found In African Lake Basin

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Perennial Vegetation: An Indicator Of Desertification In Spain

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Study On Birds And Streams Included In Federal Guidelines To Safeguard Waterways

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Revised Understanding Of San Andreas Fault Geometry Near Desert Hot Springs

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Sandfish Tucks Legs And 'Swims' Like A Snake Under Desert Sand

Posted July 10, 2009:

• Declining Aral Sea: Satellite Images Highlight Dramatic Retreat

Posted July 1, 2009:

• World's First 'Self-Watering' Desert Plant: Desert Rhubarb

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows
• Water Webs: Connecting Spiders, Residents In The Southwest

Posted June 5, 2009:

• Drinking Water From Air Humidity

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Satellite Used To Unearth Innovation In Crop Forecasting

Posted May 6, 2009:

• Wind, Salt And Water Are Leading Indicators Of Land Degradation In Abu Dhabi Desert Lands

Posted April 9, 2009:

• Scorpion Biodiversity Seen In 'Evolution Canyon'

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Rising Sea Levels Will Lead To 'Relocation, Relocation, Relocation': Math Could Address Climate Change Population Concerns
• Ecologists Question Effects Of Climate Change On Infectious Diseases

Posted March 30, 2009:

• New Theory On Largest Known Mass Extinction In Earth's History

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Biodiversity Found In Unexpected Regions: More Than 200 Plant Species Found In Semi-Arid Rivers In South Eastern Spain

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Climate Change Means Bigger Medical, Council And Property Bills

Posted March 4, 2009:

• What Determines The Size Of Giant Dunes?

Posted March 3, 2009:

• Earth's Highest Known Microbial Systems Fueled By Volcanic Gases

Posted February 26, 2009:

• Desert Ants Smell Their Way Home

Posted February 20, 2009:

• Desert Shrub, Guayule, May Be Fuel Of The Future

Posted January 19, 2009:

• Earthquakes, El Ninos Fatal To Earliest Civilization In Americas
• Satellites Help Locate Water In Niger

Posted January 2, 2009:

• Speediest Sand Dunes Clocked From Space

Posted December 28, 2008:

• Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise To Restore Grasslands In Arid Areas

Posted December 22, 2008:

• Fix For Global Warming? Scientists Propose Covering Deserts With Reflective Sheeting

Posted December 17, 2008:

• Climate Change Could Dramatically Affect Water Supplies

Posted November 14, 2008:

• Increased Irrigation In Wetland Linked To Reduction Of Tenebrionid Beetles

Posted November 11, 2008:

• 'Arid Aquaculture' Among Livelihoods Promoted To Relieve Worsening Pressure On World's Drylands

Posted October 26, 2008:

• NASA Tests Rover Concepts In Arizona

Posted October 23, 2008:

• Science Of Speed: Building The Fastest Car In The World

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Skin Creams Can Make Skin Drier

Posted October 21, 2008:

• Vast Stellar Nursery: Claret-Colored Cloud With A Massive Heart

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Dinosaur Dance Floor: Numerous Tracks at Jurassic Oasis on Arizona-Utah Border

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