The Gobi Desert stretches across 500,000 square miles, covering parts of northern China and southern Mongolia. Due to the Gobi’s high elevation and high latitude, it’s a cold desert. And while we tend to think of deserts as endless sand dunes, most of the Gobi’s topography is exposed rock.
Nomads of the Gobi
Today in History
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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By the light of the fireflies
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World Jellyfish Day
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These patterns tell a story
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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World Bamboo Day
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Engineering an artificial harbor in Normandy
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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A theatrical dream
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Birds of the Drömling
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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It s Independence Day in Mexico
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Fossil Day
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Flocking together in the Antarctic
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Guiding ships to safety
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Crested caracaras
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Tall, taller, tallest
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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Diwali
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Groovy!
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A bridge of Madison County
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Who s wearing such cute hats?
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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Keep shining
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Did it see its shadow?
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Tasiilaq, Greenland