Compared with the Gobi Desert, the Coachella Valley is a jungle. A variety of shrub species cover our valley floor. Succulent cacti, agaves and yuccas are common on hillsides. Four tree species adorn ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

We came out of Ulaanbaatar a short while after daybreak, two Land Cruisers a half-mile apart headed south, and soon we had left behind the half-finished tenements and coal smoke of Mongolia's capital.

The merciless sun and grueling hills of the Gobi savaged my taxed legs. In just three days, the Gobi Desert had already robbed me of my customary bravado. I found myself among a determined band of 109 ...

GOBI DESERT, Mongolia —Dr. Badamkhatan Zorigt was quiet, his fingers tracing the exposed, fossilized remains at his feet. A scattering of ribs and the tucked structure of a hind leg lay all pale white ...

Far from China’s traditional tropical plantations, researchers have turned to the Gobi Desert as ...

A beautiful desert that is as pretty as the Sahara bears one striking difference - it's not covered in sand, but is made up of rocky terrain.The Gobi Desert is a large region in northern China and ...

The Gobi bear, scientifically known as Ursus arctos gobiensis, is a brown bear subspecies found exclusively in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Also referred to as the Mazaalai in Mongolian, this unique bear ...