In the heat of Mauritania, I climbed aboard the Iron Ore Train — a mile-long monster hauling thousands of tons of rock ...

Often, while watching our favorite shows or movies or even playing an immersive video game, we get completely mesmerized by ...

Cities don’t just disappear overnight. They fade, crack, and crumble under the weight of forces both visible and invisible — ...

Once one of the planet’s driest landscapes, the Sahara Desert may become far wetter by the end of this century. The Sahara ...

Nobody likes having to dust. Not even Nature itself, which, ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC) noticed, “abhors a vacuum.” Historians and philosophers still wonder — did he mean that ...

Study project up to 75% more summer rain in the Sahara by late century. Some African regions will get wetter and West ...

A High Desert resident created an interactive "Halloween Light Tour" map for the community. Residents can submit their own decorated homes to be included on the map. High Desert local David Hollenbeck ...

History was made when the high altitude Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh became the first cold desert in India to be listed in the UNESCO Global Network of Biosphere Reserves. The announcement is a ...

Furious festivalgoers slammed organizers for 'ridiculous' mismanagement at an annual scenic nighttime latern event that descended into chaos amid heavy dust storms. The RISE Festival in the Las Vegas ...

Some trips change the way you see the world, and others change the way you see yourself. I remember when I was traveling to ...

"Dust affects everything on Mars — from local weather to how well we can take images. It's difficult to overstate its importance." Tiny tornadoes of dust whirl across Mars's rusty plains far faster ...

The simplest definition of wind is air in motion. Wind is generated by uneven pressure in the atmosphere, which is caused by uneven heating by the Sun, land, and oceans. The air closest to the ground ...