Dozens of migrants die of thirst in Niger desert: Officials

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 20:44

Dozens of Nigerien migrants heading for Algeria died of thirst in the desert south of the Sahara after their vehicle broke down, local officials said on Monday, while police said 19 survived.

Funeral pyres major source of carbon aerosols

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 14:24

Smoke from open-air burning of funeral pyres in India and Nepal is a significant source of production of carbon aerosols, a new study has claimed.

ESA`s test rover completes exploring Mars-like Atacama Desert

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 00:07

ESA`s test rover has completed its exploration of Chile`s Mars-like Atacama Desert , it has been revealed.

ESA`s test rover exploring Mars-like Atacama Desert

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 13:45

European Space Agency`s test rover, which has been fitted with scientific instruments, has now begun exploring Chile`s Atacama Desert - the driest place on Earth.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra to capture Rajasthan`s desert, dunes for `Mirza Sahiba`

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 19:33

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra`s next project `Mirza Sahiba`, a musical, is based on a folkore set in Rajasthan. He says his team is scouting for apt locations in the state, which is popular for its palaces, desert and dunes.

Sonia lays foundation stone of refinery complex in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 16:13

UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Rs 37,230-crore refinery and petrochemical complex here.

Nicole Kidman to replace Naomi Watts in `Queen of the Desert`

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:19

Nicole Kidman is in talks to replace Naomi Watts in director Werner Herzog`s `Queen Of The Desert`, a film about the early 20th Century explorer Gertrude Bell.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo clears second powered test flight

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 22:14

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) completed its second powered test flight on Thursday (September 5), soaring higher than ever before as it roared through the skies.

Bipedal rodents employ jumps, hops and skips to survive in desert

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 20:09

Researchers have found that bipedal desert rodents are able to co-exist with their quadrupedal counterparts by employing a diverse set of jumps, hops and skips.

NASA tests Mars rover prototype in Atacama Desert

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 15:24

NASA scientists today said they were testing a prototype of a robot the US space agency hopes to send to Mars in 2020 in Chile`s Atacama desert.

Mars film to be shot at ‘Atacama Desert’

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:58

The Atacama Desert - one of the harshest landscapes the planet has to offer - has been considered as a location for the filming of a movie about Mars.

Zoe robot heading back to Atacama Desert to search for subsurface life

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 19:14

The autonomous, solar-powered Zoe is returning to the world`s driest desert,Atacama,this month on a NASA astrobiology mission to search for subsurface life.