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DESERT WATER COLLECTION
Shark 'graveyard' found in the Egyptian desert? Ancient Cretaceous-era fossilized teeth reveal evidence of a vast sea that once covered the region- Nobel-winning chemist born to Palestinian refugees grew up with 9 siblings in one room without running water or electricity; after moving to the US in 1980, he developed technology to harvest water from dry desert air without electricity
- In 1953, Britain detonated an atomic bomb in Australia, sending a mysterious black mist across the desert before a secret programme began testing children’s bones for radiation
- Over 76 million years ago, a massive 31-foot crocodilian with powerful jaws hunted dinosaurs in the eastern United States regionOver 76 million years ago, a massive 31-foot crocodilian with powerful jaws hunted dinosaurs in the eastern United States region. Deinosuch...25 Aug, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
- A tiny Yemeni island, Socotra’s strange dragon’s blood trees harvest moisture from fog to survive extreme aridity; 90% of its reptiles and 95% of its land snails are found nowhere else, creating an ecosystem unlike any otherSocotra island boasts unique plants and animals that evolved in isolation. Its dragon's blood trees and cucumber trees store water and have...25 Aug, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
- In 2011, a 320-gram Martian meteorite discovered in Sahara Desert reveals red planet Mars once had waterIn 2011, a 320-gram Martian meteorite discovered in Sahara Desert revealed evidence that Mars once had water. Known as Black Beauty or Nort...25 Aug, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
- MIT researchers redesigned ordinary fog nets, changing the mesh and coating, to extract drinking water from air in some of Earth's driest regionsScientists have created an innovative mesh tailored for capturing water from fog, enhancing water yield dramatically over current nets. Thi...21 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- A dried lakebed in Africa's Chad sends 27.7 million tonnes of dust across 5,000 km of Atlantic Ocean each year, carrying phosphorus that helps sustain the Amazon rainforestThe Amazon rainforest has a surprising lifeline. Each year, about 27.7 million tonnes of Sahara dust travel nearly 5,000 kilometres from Ch...16 Aug, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
- In 2012, researchers began collecting dragonfly larvae to reveal mercury pollution in protected waters. 13 years later, 21,000 samples helped create a model that can estimate freshwater mercury risk without testing every waterwayDragonfly larvae data from thirteen years helped scientists develop a new mercury risk model. This model estimates freshwater mercury risk ...15 Aug, 2026, 01.39 AM IST
- In 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused Mojave desert land. 8 years later, the site hosts 1.9 million solar panels, turning a historic aircraft testing ground into a massive renewable-energy hubIn 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused desert land at Edwards Air Force Base in California. What happened next wa...13 Aug, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- German scientists create a material that can pull drinking water from dry air—even at 18% humidityInnovative German researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking material capable of extracting water directly from the atmosphere, even in ari...11 Aug, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
- In 1533, a Portuguese ship loaded with gold, silver and other treasures was heading to India. It was found in Namibia nearly 500 years later by a diamond mining company, but without any trace of its crewA 16th-century Portuguese ship, the Bom Jesus, was found buried beneath Namibian desert sands. This remarkably preserved wreck yielded a va...03 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
- In 2003, scientists found Chile's Atacama desert so dry it had no detectable DNA. Now it's helping prepare for Mars missionsChile's Atacama Desert serves as Earth's closest Mars analogue due to its extreme dryness. This arid environment, with minimal rainfall and...02 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- How a Self-Taught Widow invented modern water storage: Harriet Williams Strong's 1890s irrigation breakthroughs saved a drought-hit California ranch and transformed dry-land farming foreverIn 1883, Harriet Williams Russell Strong was widowed, penniless, and left with four daughters on a failing California ranch. She had zero e...30 Jul, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- 150 years ago, Britishers brought a South American tree to stop desertification in Thar, now it has become a thorny issue in IndiaVilayati babul, introduced during colonial times, remains a subject of ongoing debate. This invasive tree provided fuelwood and livelihoods...30 Jul, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
- Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forestA farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem o...21 Jul, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
- For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...20 Jul, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
- ‘I want to salute…’: Anand Mahindra is impressed by 80-year-old Irishman who spent a decade cleaning Jodhpur's forgotten stepwells with his bare handsAn 80-year-old Irishman, Caron Rawnsley, dedicates his life to cleaning Jodhpur's ancient stepwells. Locals affectionately call him 'Pagal ...10 Jul, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
- Sahara vs Great Green Wall: An 8,000-km green belt is being built across Africa's Sahel region; aims to stop desert expansionAfrica's Great Green Wall is an 8,000-kilometre restoration initiative stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, aimed at reversing decades of d...05 Jul, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
- Nature beat engineers again: A tiny desert lizard’s survival strategy is inspiring a breakthrough in water technologyDesert lizard inspires new technology: Scientists have found the desert horned lizard's secret to survival: a unique skin system that chann...26 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
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