Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...

The desert boasts one of the largest astronomical observatories in the world at Paranal. You can get away to this otherworldly terrain from the El Loa Airport in Calama, around 62 miles from the city ...

Deserts, often perceived as barren wastelands, are in fact teeming with a unique array of wildlife and flora adapted to their harsh conditions. Here are some deserts around the world that are a ...

Africa is one of the best continents for arid escapes with surreal landscapes like Namibia’s Sossusvlei, the “Star Wars” scenes of Tunisia and the Sahara iron ore train of Mauritania.

Migrants camp out by border wall as officials attempt to process influx of new arrivals 04:47. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona — A remote desert region along the southern border has ...

And that’s right after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico and caused a “desert tsunami” in Devils Hole, sending 4-foot waves sloshing around the deep, water-filled cavern.

Another UNESCO World Heritage Site, the milky green “Jade Sea” of northern Kenya is the globe’s largest permanent desert lake and one of the top 25 largest lakes overall.