Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Water is scarce for many creatures in the Sonoran Desert in ...

Imagine a landscape so barren it resembles Mars itself, where some weather stations have never recorded a single drop of rain in their entire operational history. This isn't science fiction – it's the ...

A strange black 'bubble wrap' could help solve one of the world's most urgent problems: access to clean drinking water. As Earth's atmosphere hoards more water in a warming world, engineers have found ...

A new study reveals the surprising ways rattlesnakes have evolved to collect water in the desert. By Jason Bittel You are in a desert and dying of thirst. All of a sudden, storm clouds appear overhead ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water ...

A highly unusual deluge has left vibrant blue lagoons amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara Desert, rejuvenating some of the most drought-stricken regions with water levels not seen for ...