After 333 features in the format started in 2011, it is getting harder to find an issue / field that I haven't covered yet, but oases in the desert were one, until now. (I think I did something on the island biogeography of sea floor "oases" at one point.) A new paper attempting to compile a global atlas of oases provided the inspiration to plug this gap.
My own experience of desert oases is limited to a visit to Algeria back in the last century, including a stay at El Oued, an oasis town in the Sahara. Thus I learned a lot about the amazing cultural history of oases around the globe, which have supported all kinds of travel routes including the Silk Road.
So here comes my very first feature on desert oases:
Islands of life
Current Biology Volume 35, Issue 7, 7 April 2025, Pages R237-R239
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See also my Mastodon thread where I highlighted all CB features of 2025.
The thread for 2024 is here .
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