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 seen them all. The planet comprises a wide variety of ...

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 ...

Abstract lines and shapes break up Rodrigo Valenzuela's barren mixed-media landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park and Chile’s Atacama desert. Using a multi-step photocopying process, Valenzuela ...

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 ...

In the heart of the Sahara, where the routes to Sudan and Libya cross, the Chadian city of Amdjarass has been transformed this week into an open-air celebration of desert culture. "I haven't got the ...

Nevada offers so much more than glittering casinos and neon lights—venture beyond the tourist hotspots and you'll discover a ...

Debuting this year, Saudi Arabia’s first luxury sleeper train offers private suites, destination dining, and a slow journey through the desert.

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 ...