A whopping 16 new species of grasshoppers have been identified jumping around the deserts of the southwestern ... as glaciers moved through the Rocky Mountains during the ice age.

But did you know there are also cold deserts, like the Arctic and Antarctic? The common feature with all deserts is that they’re extremely dry, or arid. The rainfall is less than 250mm a year ...

Consequently, the site presents some of the most spectacular examples of aeolian yardang landforms (massive corrugated ridges). It also contains extensive stony deserts and dune fields. The property ...