This walking tour shows the cactus section inside the Greenhouse Science Museum at Huizhou Botanical Garden in Huizhou, China. The indoor desert garden contains a variety of tall columnar cactus and ...

Scientists have made an incredible discovery after digging into the driest non-polar desert on Earth. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is so dry that NASA even used it to test out its Mars rovers ...

Scientists studying satellite images of Antarctica accidentally made a troubling discovery about emperor penguins during their vulnerable, molting season. See why they’re worried that thousands of ...

We spend billions imagining what other planets might look like. Meanwhile, Earth regularly flexes landscapes so strange they barely seem real. For example, our planet has bleeding glaciers, sulfuric ...

Other penguins that have limited diets are more threatened by changes coming from a warming ocean and the makeup of the food chain. But king penguins — which are so abundant they are considered a ...

In Antarctica, among swathes of ice and rock, there’s a waterfall running red with blood – or so it seems. You’ll find this grisly looking sight in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, in eastern Antarctica. The ...

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.

NASA satellites detected a phytoplankton bloom around Antarctic iceberg A-23A as it melted, showing how icebergs can fertilize the ocean.

Chelsea Handler debuted a new romance with a mystery man while sharing a glimpse into a trip to Dubai, one week after teasing she had a new “cowboy” in her life.

Vipers include some of the most powerful and fascinating snakes on Earth. Known for their long, hinged fangs and potent venom, these ambush predators rely on stealth, camouflage, and lightning-fast ...