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During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent geological and climate research has revealed a very different past ...
The Arabian Desert is today a vast and barren landscapes. But humid periods over the last 8 million years may have brought ephemeral rivers and grasslands to the region, a new study suggests.
Google CAMEL view: Wander the Arabian Desert and its fruitful oases using the tech giant's latest interactive map Google has strapped its Trekker camera to a camel so that you can look at desert ...
Google announced this week that a virtual tour of the desert in the United Arab Emirates is now online, from its date farms, to 40-metre-high dunes, to the largest oasis in the Arabian Peninsula.
No, that’s not where Apple Maps will take you when you ask for directions to Starbucks, but close! It’s the Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates, and Google Maps has captured the site in ...
With a 40MHz, low-frequency sounding radar strapped to a helicopter, Heggy scanned the subterranean desert at depths of up to 65 metres. They found two fossil aquifers and charteded their various ...
Forming a land bridge between Asia, Europe and Africa, the Arabian Desert hosts a distinctive wildlife community adapted to extreme conditions. Many of the rare, threatened and endemic species ...
Google has taken the next step in the evolution of its Streetview mission by recruiting a camel to lug its 360 degree camera around the Lima Desert in the United Arab Emirates.
During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent geological and climate research has revealed a very different past ...