The Sahara today is shorthand for desolation, a vast belt of sand and rock that helps define the climate of an entire ...

The Sahara wasn’t always the world’s most famous desert. At one point, geography and climate combined to turn it into a green ...

An experiment in western China over the past four decades shows that it is possible to tame the expansion of desert lands ...

Recent rainfall could mean big things for this year’s upcoming wildflower season, but too many hot days could kill the bloom.

From the golden age of surf magazines to dodging landmines in Africa, a legendary photographer reflects on a lifetime of chasing the unknown.

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

The scheme — reminiscent of "Catch Me If You Can," the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio — lasted four years, U.S. prosecutors ...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...