A new mammal species discovered in Mongolia reveals surprising insights into ancient inland ecosystems and the dietary habits ...

Also known as camel spiders or wind scorpions, the sun spider falls under neither category in regard to its species.

Did you know there’s a legend about a creepy creature lurking in the Gobi Desert? They call it the Mongolian Death Worm, and ...

A set of huge, fossilised claws were discovered by archaeologists, offering remarkable insight into a fascinating creature – and dinosaur fans, you’re going to want to see this. The massive pair of ...

A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late Cretaceous (100–66 million-year-old) strata of Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

Professor Mototaka Saneyoshi (OUS) added, “Finding such a tiny fossil in the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert feels like a gift from the Gobi Desert. It’s nothing short of miraculous.” ...

none of the latter are fit to live in the Gobi. (No bear, regardless of its relation to the Mazaalai, can naturally adapt to the desert.) Hence, it should be protected regardless of whether it is a ...

The caterpillar cloaks itself in the body parts of dead insects, crafting a protective casing out of the remains to camouflage itself while lurking on spider webs. This survival tactic seems to ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape. "This caught our attention," Charles Black, the founder of the Earth and ...

and Chen Dong wave during a departure ceremony before boarding a bus to take them to the Shenzhou-20 spaceship at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April ...

That's it for our rolling coverage of today's space launch from the Gobi Desert. Thank you for following along. Scroll back through to relive the moment of lift-off and all our updates from the ...

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China.