Deserts

Peru researchers unveil dolphin-like fossil aged at least 8 million years old found in desert

The fossilized skeleton of a porpoise, a small marine mammal estimated to be between eight and 12 million years old, is displayed after it was unearthed by Peruvian paleontologists in the Ocucaje desert, in Lima, Peru, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

For Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq's deserts, suffering strengthens faith

Majid al-Kareem, 58, reacts at the Imam Hussein Shrine, ahead of the Shi'ite holy ritual of Arbaeen, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

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