Standing in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it’s easy to feel like the only person on Earth. The region is isolated and one of the driest regions in the world. Drier deserts can only be found at the ...

For five days I’ve been travelling along the straight line of the 1325km-long Anne Beadell Highway. This somewhat grandly named – but deteriorating – bush track stretches from the opal town of Coober ...

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.

Patrick Woodhead has spent months in the ­Antarctic wilderness, setting records as part of the youngest and fastest team to reach the South Pole in 2002, and later as leader of the first team to make ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Minecraft desert seeds may be fairly common, but that doesn't mean they're worthless. Deserts contain different in-game structures that can be looted for plenty of blocks and items. Even better, ...

It’s there as soon as I emerge from El Loa Airport—a vision so colossal that I find myself taking an unconscious step backwards, as if this will somehow help me to fit the entire thing into my field ...

The largest hot desert and cold desert in the world are anything but boring and barren. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From vast ...

There are many different types of desert plants, including cacti, succulents, acacias, mesquite, creosote bush, and yucca. Each one has adapted in its own way to survive in the harsh desert ...

When Miitopia was announced for a Western release, I suspected that someone at Nintendo had lost their marbles. After all, it looks like the fever dream of Tomodachi Life mixed with Dragon Quest and ...

Once, there was no need for locks at the Desert Center Cafe. The 1920s-era diner in the remote heart of California’s Colorado Desert was open 24 hours a day, drawing in customers with the tagline, “We ...