New research compiles the most complete record of vanished species across the Arabian Peninsula, based on rock art, archaeology, and historical accounts.

Until now, little was known about the former climate of the Arabian Peninsula, as analyses of paleoclimate archives such as dripstones were lacking. However, fossil finds prove that water-dependent ...

Ancient rivers and lakes lie beneath Arabia’s harshest desert, revealing a lush, forgotten world once shaped by monsoons and ...

One of the planet's largest, driest biogeographic barriers was once lush with rivers and lakes for 8 million years, which encouraged the movements of water-dependent animals and indicates the ...

The United Arab Emirates, or UAE, is a federation of seven emirates on the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula. The country, wedged between between Oman and Saudi Arabia, has rocky desert ...

The Arabian Peninsula hosts one of the largest and best exposed ophiolites in the world. The ~500 km long, 50-100 km wide Samail ophiolite spans the northern coast of the Sultanate of Oman and the ...

Many of us may know Dubai as a holiday destination. 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 ...