MAKKAH (AFP) – More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Makkah ahead of the annual hajj, with ...

New evidence suggests Egypt’s Step Pyramid wasn’t built with ramps—but with flood-powered tech that floated massive stones ...

The velocity and volume of floodwaters in western Queensland have washed away up to 40 centimetres of topsoil, along with ...

Chinese officials have issued a final warning as the Gobi Desert continues its alarming advance, threatening Beijing and surrounding regions. Stretching across northern China and southern Mongolia, ...

A surge of moisture, due in part to the placement of an upper-level low and the tropical moisture field from the Northern ...

In this image made from video provided by Kufra Ambulance and Emergency Board, paramedics treating stranded Sudanese migrants in the desert on Friday, May 23, 2025.

The result? The Las Vegas Wash, a crucial stormwater and runoff channel, surged over seven feet overnight, redirecting water ...

During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...

The desert is pressing in from every direction ... vegetable beds and use far less water than the traditional method of flood irrigation that ceased to make sense when the river stopped flowing.