steppe

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Increased interaction with animals and expanding travel across the steppe may have exposed people to disease reservoirs in the environment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

While sand and the steppe have always been part of life in Central Asia, scientists warn climate change and other human activities are accelerating desertification and the degradation of the land.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Federal officials designated the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, a remote area spanning sagebrush steppe and pinyon pine forest east of Mono Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

The tattooed woman, aged about 50, was from the nomadic horse-riding Pazyryk people who lived on the vast steppe between China and Europe.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Olmsted’s plans alone would make the exposition unique, with lagoons, canals, and great lawns all set against the cobalt-blue steppe of Lake Michigan.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson