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Scientists have identified a Martian meteorite recovered from the Sahara as roughly 4.1 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known fragments of Mars ever found on Earth. The specimen could offer rare clues about the planet’s early crust, volcanic history, and the environmental conditions that shaped the solar system’s formative era.
Paleontologists working in Egypt’s Western Desert have identified an extraordinary fossil site containing the remains of ancient sharks and other marine life preserved far from today’s coastline. The discovery offers a rare window into a time when the region was covered by sea, underscoring how dramatically Earth’s climate and geography have shifted over millions of years. For climate scientists, the site is a reminder that today’s environmental transitions are unfolding against a much longer geological record of change.
Global food prices climbed sharply in September, approaching a four-year high as gains in cereals and sugar outweighed declines in some other staples, the United Nations said. The increase underscores how weather disruptions, transport bottlenecks and geopolitical frictions are feeding inflation risks across import-dependent economies.
Desert Diamond and Lumineer emerged as the day’s most notable performers, drawing attention for the quality of their execution and the competitive edge they brought to the contest. Their showings added fresh momentum to the India sports conversation, where form, consistency and tactical discipline remain under close scrutiny.
Desert Diamond and Lumineer emerged as the headline performers in a closely watched sporting showcase, drawing attention for the quality, composure, and competitive edge they brought to the contest. Their showings added fresh momentum to a rapidly evolving India sports narrative, where consistency and execution increasingly separate contenders from the rest.
Yemen’s conflict has entered a more dangerous phase, with fighting in the country’s desert battlegrounds carrying consequences far beyond its borders. The war now intersects with Gulf rivalries, Red Sea shipping risks, and the broader contest for influence between regional powers. As the front lines harden, prospects for a durable settlement appear increasingly remote.
BBC correspondent Orla Guerin travelled with Yemen’s southern national security forces to a remote desert battlefield where Houthi rebels had been pushed out only days earlier, offering a rare on-the-ground view of a shifting front line. The visit underscores both the fragility of territorial gains by forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the continuing volatility of the country’s long-running war.
BBC correspondent Orla Guerin travelled with forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government to a remote desert battlefield where Houthi rebels had been pushed out only days earlier. The visit offers a rare ground-level view of a conflict that remains fragmented, fluid and deeply shaped by geography, with control of isolated terrain still carrying outsized military and political significance.
A striking image of the Milky Way arching above telescopes in Chile’s Atacama Desert underscores more than astronomical beauty: it points to the region’s growing importance as a global platform for science, technology, and climate research. The desert’s extreme dryness and high altitude make it one of the world’s premier observing sites, while also placing it at the center of debates over environmental fragility, infrastructure, and the future of resource-intensive scientific development.
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