Gobi Desert

Mongolia struggles to combat dinosaur fossil smugglers

Mongolia's Gobi desert is the world's biggest fossil reservoir. Many of the bones excavated have been lost to smugglers. The country now is campaigning to return the remains to their rightful home.

China's Shenzhou-11 blasts off on month-long space mission

The two-manned mission is part of a broader plan by China to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.