Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Snowfall in deserts is mainly the result of sharp temperature swings. Many deserts lie far from oceans or are located at high altitudes, both of which allow heat to escape quickly after sunset. In ...

Deserts are most commonly associated with extreme heat, dunes, and overall arid conditions. But in the past five years, there have been instances of snowfall in various deserts around the world, ...

I filmed this short adventure to show a side of Pakistan most people never imagine. We hiked across towering sand dunes surrounded by icy mountain peaks, in one of the world’s rare cold deserts. You ...

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With ...

Some deserts naturally get winter snowfall due to extreme temperature drops. Snow appears in places like the Gobi, Great Basin, Patagonia and even parts of the Sahara. Snowmelt provides rare but vital ...

Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans?

Did you know that all the land on Earth used to be one large mass? Millions of years ago, there was only one supercontinent; However, over time, this huge landmass broke apart. The pieces moved away ...