Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

A very thirsty animal can drink 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. Other adaptations help dromedaries thrive in desert conditions. Their nostrils close to keep sand at bay, and they have ...

The Sonoran Desert, known for its arid condition, is equally unique and has been dubbed the “lushest desert on earth” because ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees ... They changed the way they searched for animal carcasses to scavenge, for example.