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At least 80% of their ancestry was now from the steppe.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

After watching thousands of antelope flow over the Tibetan steppe, Mr. Schaller wrote, “for a brief time I was free again.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

Khazaria, Babulya said, had been a great kingdom at its end, but its people had begun as steppe warriors.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

I was two days into the Gobi March, a brutal 155-mile ultramarathon through the steppes, sand dunes and rock valleys of Central Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

With their thick coats, curved tusks, and towering size, they grazed the vast steppes that stretched across the northern hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025

They then spent eight days on the road with a Chinese driver, travelling through mountains and lush steppes, which left Mr Sun in awe.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

In 568 C.E., according to contemporary records, warlike horse riders from the Mongolian steppes called the Avars surged into the grassy plains flanking the Danube River, in roughly the territory of modern Hungary.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024

While Stalingrad was burning, they were cooling their heels in the fragrant fields of the Russian steppes, surrounded by sagebrush and birdsong.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein