Despite its intimidating name, Moloch horridus, better known as the thorny devil, is actually a small desert lizard found in ...

This video explores the creatures living in what is considered Australia’s deadliest desert. Footage documents how animals adapt to extreme heat, scarce water, and constant exposure. Attention is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) is found in North Africa and the Middle East. Deserts are not easy places to ...

Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every drop of water they receive. Here's a look at ten animals that play the long ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

The ampurta, a blond or brown guinea pig-sized marsupial, is distinctive for its short, fat tail that becomes a black mohawk ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...