Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Life in the desert requires resilience, especially when lightning strikes
The Californian desert is a precious asset, famous for its high mountains and majestic valleys. But it’s not really a wasteland. “Human activity has been around ... -
“How I almost died in the desert and was saved by chance”
“I remember the sound my body made when it hit the ground. A sharp crack. Then the white heat of pain stabbing my body, escaping through ... -
Photographing the Namib Desert: “One with Forever”
Many people feel drawn to the wild areas of the great landscape, especially the wild areas. It is important for them to know that these places ... -
Living Desert to feature two black rhinos in new exhibit opening this fall – NBC Palm Springs
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens announced Thursday the upcoming addition of two eastern black rhinos to its 80-acre campus in Palm Desert. The endangered hoofed ... -
Two rhinos arrive in new $ 17 million habitat at The Living Desert
Two young rhinos will soon be joining The Living Desert family, moving into a new $ 17 million, 4-acre habitat that is under construction right inside ... -
Coming Soon: Meet the Rhinos on their way to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Welcome to Coachella, Jaali and Nia Valley! The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens will host two eastern black rhinos this fall. “This is the first time ... -
Palm Desert Mayor issues proclamation recognizing AAPI Heritage Month
The mayor of Palm Desert signed and issued three proclamations, including one recognizing May as Asian American Heritage Month and Native of Hawaii and the Pacific ... -
Namibia: agriculture in the Namib desert
With three hectares under plastic and netting, Shalom Farm in the Swakop River Valley produces 40 tonnes of fresh produce each month in Namibia’s harsh desert ... -
Palm Desert council delays decision to lift drive-thru ban on Highway 111
The decision whether or not to allow drive-through restaurants on Highway 111 in Palm Desert has been delayed, although at least three council members say they ... -
Crossing the Algerian desert: “We were 15 at the start and only two at the finish”
At 15, Aboubacar, now a refugee in France, fled Guinea. When he crosses the Algerian desert to reach Libya, he is one of only two survivors. ... -
AI found nearly 2 billion trees – in the Sahara Desert?
There are more trees in the West African Sahara Desert than we thought – many more. Last year, a study based on AI and satellite imagery ... -
‘Star Wars’ fan once searched the Sahara Desert for priceless collectibles
The year is 1977, Star wars just opened in theaters, and a worldwide phenomenon has been launched. Some fans celebrate their favorite characters through cosplay, like ... -
“Why go to the Sahara when you can visit Kent?” “:” Desert “life at Dungeness | Kent holidays
The place which is sometimes called “England’s only desert” is accessible by a miniature railway line that connects a nuclear power station on one of the ... -
Desert Mountain and Catalina Foothills win Division I and II tennis team titles
One dynasty has fallen while another remains on the throne in Arizona high school and girls’ tennis. Desert Mountain and Catalina Foothills respectively won the AIA ... -
dinosaur living in the desert had extraordinary sight and hearing | Paleontology
Deserted shuvuia, a species of alvarezsauroid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Mongolia, had extremely low vision and specialized hearing ... -
‘Alabama Desert Fox’ Steve Hudson humiliated by ASHOF induction
Steve Hudson glances around the room. He is surrounded by grandeur. There are three more floors above it with the same thing – hundreds of display ... -
San Pablo’s $ 8.4 million renovation in Palm Desert receives sustainability award
Video: drone video of the San Pablo Avenue makeover in Palm Desert Palm Desert recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation of San Pablo Avenue which they ... -
Remarkably high diversity of bees in a small expanse of desert • Earth.com
Scientists have discovered a hotspot of bee diversity in the protected Chihuahuan Desert along the US-Mexico border. Experts have identified more than 470 species of bees ... -
Take a virtual tour of Desert X 2021 in the Coachella Valley
View of Zahrah Alghamdi’s Desert X installation, What lies behind the walls. 2021. Photograph by Lance Gerber. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X. After a ... -
Wild horses and donkeys digging wells increase water availability in desert areas, study finds
Wild equines (horses and donkeys) reintroduced to desert regions of southwestern North America routinely dig wells to expose groundwater, increasing water availability – and sometimes providing ...
