In the middle of Mongolia’s vast Gobi Desert, a team of scientists has made an exciting discovery: the fossil of a ...

Every termite mound holds roughly 65 cubic yards of packed clay. The total displaced soil rivals about ...

few pause to think of the silent sentinels safeguarding Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's 9,525.68 kilometres of railway — much of it cutting through the barren Gobi Desert. Braving sandstorms ...

For centuries, hundreds of millions of people have relied on desert wetlands that are now disappearing. Can blending ancient ...

in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region on the edge of the Gobi Desert. Their return had been delayed by a day due to strong winds and low visibility. The area is prone to sandstorms this time ...

With foot-long claws, Duonychus, a newly discovered species of therizinosaur, looks like one of the terrifying stars of the “Jurassic World” film franchise. But despite its ferocious ...

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a ...