From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

Desert Quartzite Solar and Storage project delivers 300 megawatts of electricity to Clean Power Alliance. (Photo: Business Wire) Desert Quartzite, located on Federal lands administered by the ...

New evidence reveals Homo erectus mastered survival in Tanzania’s ancient deserts, proving they were adaptable generalists long before modern humans emerged. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Image ...

Three students from Desert Sands Unified School District are going to top colleges next year through a program that helps high achieving students from low income backgrounds find a school they ...

The empty Kubuqi Desert in 2017 – credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory. The solar arrays at the Kubuqi Desert, 2024 – credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory. At 250 miles long, 3 miles wide ...

The desert is one of the harshest environments to live in. It can be extremely hot during the day and freezing cold at night. There is sparse vegetation and little shade. The terrain is often rough, ...