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A field photograph documenting rock sample collection in the scorching desert heat. Credit: NIGPAS Tetrapod skeletal fossils preserved in the South Taodonggou Section in Xinjiang, China date to ...

But the desert is changing. A fruit synonymous with the Himalayas has found an unexpected home in this sea of sand and scorching sun. Apples - red and ripe. What seemed impossible is now a ...