The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographic barriers on Earth, hindering the dispersal of animals between Africa and Eurasia, and is at least eleven million years old. How did ...

But what do we really know about the desert ecosystem in this part of the United Arab Emirates? I’m here in one of the world’s largest hot deserts - the Arabian Desert. It’s located between ...

Big, thick footpads help them navigate the rough rocky terrain and shifting desert sands. Arabian camels have been domesticated for approximately 3,500 years and have been long valued as pack animals.

Long before the Arabian Desert became an arid expanse, it was a fertile crossroads for early humans making their way out of ...