An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Sand, sun, stones, and heat — that's probably what you picture when you think of a desert landscape. But, if you've seen one desert, you haven't ...

The Sun Tunnels in Utah's Great Basin Desert are a unique land art installation by Nancy Holt, featuring four concrete cylinders aligned with solstices and constellations.

The golden age of California resort culture during the 1930s saw Hollywood stars and wealthy industrialists transform the desert oasis of Palm Springs into America's most glamorous winter playground.

Deserts exist on each continent and cover more than 20% of the Earth’s land area. Any place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year is a desert. Deserts are home to a billion people as of ...

This video shows the desert landscape of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, where large sandstone rock formations rise from wide ...

Plan your next bucket list adventure When it comes to bucket-list items that give you an adrenaline rush, few activities can ...

It rose out of a gap in the curb next to a storm drain on Sunrise at the Palm Springs Library corner. Every day I drove by the stalk got taller and taller until it was nearly three feet. That's when ...

It has been hard watching once-lush lawns, shrubs and trees die in abandoned landscapes. It’s also heartening to see water-conserving plants suited for our climate continue to survive even though ...

No. 6 in my countdown of the most scenic Oregon landscapes. The countdown continues here daily until Jan. 1, when No. 1 is revealed. BIG SAND GAP (ALVORD DESERT) Steens Mountain in Harney County has ...

Researchers developed a method to quantitatively classify urban residential landscapes in a desert environment in New Mexico. The team studied areas around 54 homes and classified 93 percent of all ...

We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan. This ...