You might think of Australia’s arid centre as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it’s actually dotted with thousands of rock holes – natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little ...

Climatic change in deserts : an introduction -- Present-day desert environments -- Cenozoic evolution of deserts -- Adaptations to life in deserts -- Evolution of desert research -- Dating desert ...

Coober Pedy is one of Australia’s strangest and most famous outback towns, a place where much of daily life happens below the surface because the desert heat above ground can be punishing. Located in ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - As bushfires and drought fed in part by climate change ravage Australia's southeast, heavy rains are bringing rare flooding to the country's desert interior. The usually dry Todd ...

Climate change will shape everything about life in Australia—from the homes we live in and the food we grow to the risks of bushfires, floods, and heat waves. But what will that future look like? We ...