of water beneath the Saudi desert, enough to fill Lake Erie in the U.S. But in recent years, up to 5 cubic miles (21 cubic kilometers) has been pumped to the surface annually for use on the farms.

But it also sits in the northernmost reaches of the dry, hot Mojave Desert ... every gallon of reuse water that we can use outside,” Taylor said, “that frees up that gallon of culinary ...

Inspired by the secret to the Nile Delta’s fertility, engineers are using a concoction of clay, water and local soils to grow fruits in the desert ... this annual top-up, and all the fertility ...

For many sovereign tribal nations who call the desert ... of up to $50 million in the project. This is a historic opportunity, not only for tribes to secure and protect their water rights and ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they ... to use as food and can survive for up to seven months without drinking water! Ooh, it must get so thirsty!

they soak up water like a sponge. 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 ...

A new study reveals the surprising ways rattlesnakes have evolved to collect water in the desert. By Jason Bittel ... They simply coil up and turn themselves into rain-collecting pancakes.

“Cadiz’s water-privatization scheme would dry up irreplaceable desert springs and seeps that are crucial to wildlife, even more so now because of climate change. These public lands and resources must ...