We traveled to Africa to visit Algeria, where we saw the Sahara Desert, drank foamy tea, ate bread and experienced the change ...

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

At its 2025 Partner Conference, Esri-the global leader in location intelligence-announced a collaboration with Google Maps Platform. Enabling users to create highly detailed and visually immersive 3D ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient underground city beneath Abarkuh, Iran, where residents in Iran escaped above-ground heat. In the subterranean settlement, they found an aqueduct to transport ...

Enabling users to create highly detailed and visually immersive 3D maps and scenes, this collaboration integrates Google’s Photorealistic 3D Tiles into the ArcGIS suite. "We are excited to ...

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has revealed new details about past rainfall patterns in the Sahara Desert. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Institut ...

Desert X launched its fifth edition on Saturday, bringing together a diverse group of artists from around the world. The event showcases 11 thought-provoking installations that explore themes of ...

View of the three-dimensional map on the Ségognole 3 cave floor. Credit: Dr. Médard Thiry Researchers have discovered what may be the world’s oldest 3D map, located within a quartzitic sandstone ...

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification, and land degradation has seen positive strides. The project will see a 4,722-mile green wall that will aim to restore 100 ...

The Desert X 2025 map of artist installations can be found at desertx.org and on the Desert X 2025 app.

You won’t know until you grab a shovel and start digging in Desert Detectors. Soon, you’ll be the best gold digger, but in a literal sense. Desert Detectors codes can be of huge help if you ...

This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these massive structures are likely several centuries old.