Unusual desert rocks suggest unknown microorganism that uses marble and limestone as a habitat
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...
Giant Rock: A century of stories in the Mojave Desert
Seekers of all stripes have been coming to Giant Rock, in the Mojave Desert just north of Landers, for a very long time. “I ...
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
In the high desert of north-central New Mexico, a 40-minute drive west of Santa Fe, a surreal landscape of eroded volcanic ...
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Why Amateur Rocket Builders Flock to This Desert
Grant Thompson, who has a YouTube DIY science channel, struggles under the weight of a rocket at the Tripoli Rocketry Association’s major annual launch in the Black Rock Desert. This story ...
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From empty slides to deserted swimming pools, I wandered around an abandoned water park in the middle of a California desert
A scattering of palm trees in a sandy desert was my first clue that I was close to Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark. Once I spotted colorful billboards, I was positive I had arrived. Just off the service ...
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Firefighters rescue teenager trapped in rocks
Firefighters pulled a 15-year-old from a 30-foot-deep crevasse in a rescue operation Monday, Feb. 24. The boy was suffering ...
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Chad new rock climbs in Ennedi desert
They came away with a handful of new routes - some of the most memorable and iconic routes of their lives - and the conviction that there are plenty more unclimbed desert towers to be explored. A ...