Many people think deserts are only hot, but the two largest deserts on Earth are actually cold deserts. Take a look at the ...

For most people, the word “desert” summons images of sand dunes, cacti and snakes. In television and movies, characters typically become sweaty, starved and parched when they’re stuck in the desert.

This striking satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers perched between mountainous peaks on a barren island in the Canadian Arctic. The elongated ice masses, which are threatened by ...

Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada's high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures. Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada's high Arctic polar ...

NEW YORK — Scientists discovered the oldest-known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago on the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then ...

Did you know the largest desert in the world isn’t hot? It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, ...

Camels and beavers that evolved in ancient forests in the Far North were perfectly adapted for our world today ...

Waves of Arctic air are expected to surge into the High Desert late Tuesday, dropping high temperatures into the 40s and bringing rain, heavy wind and snow. The storm system will move into the High ...