China has spent decades turning the edge of the Taklamakan Desert into a living barrier, planting trees and shrubs where bare sand once stretched to the horizon. That effort is now large enough that ...

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human wellbeing across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Water scarcity ...

Desertification threatens 24% of the world's land area spanning 126 countries and impacts 35% of the global population. Yet mainstream global efforts to tackle desertification prioritize short-term ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hungary’s Great Hungarian Plain faces severe desertification as groundwater depletes and droughts intensify, ...

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To connoisseurs of fine cinematic car chases, there's nothing better than seeing a hot rod roaring down the street in reverse to escape certain doom. What's better? Doing it yourself, but let's be ...

Proprietary reverse mortgages are gaining traction and represented 40% of the market in September. This shift comes as HECM endorsements were paused due to a government shutdown, highlighting the ...

Scientists looking for ways to grow crops in desert soil have landed on a surprising solution: pineapples. By adding relatively small amounts of pineapple fibers to sandy soil, researchers were able ...

When people think about automation, the focus is almost always on what it takes away. They see it as machines taking over tasks, making jobs disappear. But there’s another side to the story that’s ...

In the arid north of China, workers trim goji berry plants that are spread out under the protection of thousands of solar panel. The solar panel facility of 1 gigawatt in Ningxia, a region in ...