While it seems like the present-day map has remained unchanged for a long ... For a study in contrasts, take in the silent beauty of the Karakum desert and the vitality of the capital city of ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern California The new Cal Fire rankings ...

With Ashgabat in the rearview mirror, we drove north in a convoy of 4x4s through the dunes of the Karakum Desert to perhaps the only industrial accident other than Chernobyl that’s evolved into ...

A good map. While the main hiking trail from Piedra Blanca due east tends to lead to crowded destinations, there are many, many lesser-known attractions once you venture off the beaten path. Don’t be ...

April 4 (Reuters) - The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to ...

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert acts as a celebration of Zimmer’s impressive work, mixing elements of concert film and documentary. The majority of its runtime sees him perform with ...

AN ISLAND in the Indian Ocean is home to the world's most isolated tribe who cut themselves off from the rest of the world decades ago. But North Sentinel Island has a dark past, with unwanted ...

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...

Night - Mostly cloudy with a 24% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to W at 9 to 11 mph (14.5 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 68 °F ...

That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of trees and rivers and home to megafauna such as hippos and elephants.