Scientists recently identified peculiar micro-burrows in marble and limestone formations in Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, ...

Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...

An unusual pattern of tiny rock tunnels, first found in Namibia's desert roughly 15 years ago, could be the work of an ...

Mysterious micro-burrows in desert marble and limestone were probably made by microbes that lived millions of years ago.

Unusually small burrows, i.e., tiny tubes that run through the rock in a parallel arrangement from top to bottom, were discovered in marble and limestone of these desert regions. The paper is ...

For desert tortoises to emerge from brumation, temperatures need to level out and overnight lows need to warm up. Max’s current burrow is also deep in the ground — so deep, in fact ...

Mojave Max has finally emerged from his burrow. The desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program came out of his burrow at the Springs Preserve at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.

Desert kit foxes use water efficiently and don't drink much, getting most hydration from food they consume. They're primarily active during the cool night, lounging by day in burrow systems where they ...