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Vending Machines Bring Books and Learning to 'Book Deserts'
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Despite the established benefits of reading, books aren't accessible to everyone. One new study tried to change that with book vending machines.
What Ridiculous Thing Would You Actually Bring to a Deserted Island?
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How come everyone always picks stuff like a machete or a phone when they ask what they'd pick to have on a deserted island? There's no way you're getting reception. And a machete? That's just asking for trouble. No, we bet you'd want some more interesting stuff. Take this quiz and see!
Desert Warthog
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Desert Warthog got its name from the wartlike growths that grow under its jaw. Learn more about this cool creature from HowStuffWorks.
How Meerkats Work
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Meerkats are highly social mammals that live in the Kalahari Desert. Learn about meerkats and the meerkat family structure.
The Long-eared, Hopping Jerboa Is the Desert's Cutest Resident
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With a little pig snout and the locomotion of a kangaroo, these tiny desert rodents hardly ever drink water and rarely urinate.
Mongolian Death Worm: The Gobi Desert's Deadliest Cryptid
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The Mongolian Death Worm is a legendary cryptid of Gobi Desert folklore with a deadly reputation. Explore the origins of the venomous sand-dwelling creature.
'AntBot' Uses Celestial Navigation Instead of GPS
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A new robot ant uses the same technology desert ants use to safely, efficiently navigate through the searing Saharan sun.
How Artificial Glaciers Are Hydrating the Himalayas
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Ice stupas are artificial glaciers that store frozen water to be used for hydrating crops in the driest stretches of the year in the high desert of Himalaya.
The Driest Place on Earth: Chile's Atacama Desert
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The Atacama Desert, situated in northern Chile, is not just any ordinary arid region. Spanning over 600 miles (965 km) along the Pacific Coast of South America, it is one of the most extreme landscapes on the planet. Thanks to certain oceanic conditions, there are areas that have received zero rainfall throughout recorded history, making the Atacama Desert the driest place on Earth.
The Desert-dwelling Gobi Bear the Rarest Brown Bear
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The Gobi bear, scientifically known as Ursus arctos gobiensis, is a brown bear subspecies found exclusively in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Also referred to as the Mazaalai in Mongolian, this unique bear is categorized as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Bear Specialist Group the Mongolian Red Book of threatened species.