Ghadames Removed from UNESCO World Heritage Danger List — “The Pearl of the Desert” Restored
The Old Town of Ghadamès, one of the oldest pre-Islamic cities in North Africa, is known affectionately as “the…
Tag: Climate
3,500 Years of Climate History Show Arid Periods Linked to Periods of Turmoil and Depopulation
A recent study analyzing tree ring data has produced a 3,500-year-long record of precipitation rates on the Tibetan Plateau,…
Tiny Collections of Lichen and Microbes May Keep Half the World’s Dust From Blowing Away
If you go to a national park in one of America’s deserts, you may see signs on the hiking…
438-Year Old “Massive” Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in “Excellent Condition”
PICTURED: Nathan Cook, one of the members of a citizen science project that uncovered an enormous coral in the…
Fulgurites: Fossilized Lighting Bolts Shed Light on Previous Ancient Weather Patterns
PICTURED: Japan’s first and largest fulgurite, or fossilized lighting strike exhibited at the Iwamizawa Folk Science Museum. Photo credit:…