URUMQI - The Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death," has been completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt ...

The Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death", has been completely encircled by a sand-blocking green belt that ...

The world’s oases are at the forefront of an existential battle against climate change: limited rainfall and rising heat have ...

Henna tattoo art is an ancient practice with profound cultural and spiritual significance. The intricate patterns made using ...

The Coachella Valley and the surrounding high desert offers a treasure trove of artisans and small business owners boasting ...

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream. Others say it’s part of the future.

Researchers have identified 303 previously uncharted geoglyphs made by the Nazca civilization in Peru with the help of ...

The Nazca Lines are one of archaeology’s most perplexing mysteries. With the help of AI, some 300 more have recently been ...

Nestled at the base of the majestic Santa Catalina Mountains, just north of Tucson, Catalina State Park is a 5,500-acre ...

Saguaro National Park is an absolute hidden gem. It very well may be the most underrated national park in America. Disclosure ...

One gardener shared how they successfully grew Castilleja paintbrushes, a notoriously difficult species, in the Canadian ...

Several of SANBI’s NBGs—Free State, Harold Porter, Karoo Desert, Kirstenbosch, Lowveld, KwaZulu-Natal, Kwelera, Pretoria and Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens are classified as conservation ...