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Climate Change Threatens Pupfish Population in Nevada Desert

Sep 02, 2014 AM EDT Climate change is declining the adult population of threatened Devils Hole pupfish, according to a new study led by the University of Nevada, Reno.

Mystery behind Disappearance of Persian Army Solved

Jun 25, 2014 AM EDT Leiden University researchers have put an end to an ancient archaeological mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of the Persian Army in the Egyptian desert around 524 BC.

Absence of Hunting Causes Species to Decline, Study

Oct 28, 2013 AM EDT Unique hunting methods employed by aboriginal Martu people in Australia’s Western Desert lead to the increase in animal population and improved habitat, according to a team of researchers from the ...

Mystery of the 'Fairy Circles' in The Namib Desert Revealed: Research

Sep 06, 2013 AM EDT Michael Cramer at the University of Cape Town in South Africa has resolved the mystery behind the formation of millions of strange round patches of barren land called 'fairy circles' that are found ...

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