In southern California’s Coachella Valley, pale sand dunes sprawl under the desert sun, shifting and re-forming in the wind.

While most of us are desperately reaching for the nearest fan or AC remote during heatwaves, there are animals out there that don’t just survive scorching temperatures — they actually thrive in them.

A trip to Marrakesh and the desert around the Atlas Mountains combines spectacular sights and hospitality, writes.

From lionesses to foxes, falcons in flight to queens on thrones, we explore unique nicknames of the African teams competing ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

Conservationists snapped images of two small wildcat species in Pakistan earlier this year: an Asiatic caracal (Caracal caracal schimitzi) and a sand cat (Felis margarita) — both which are incredibly ...

If an I-10 crossing for desert bighorn sheep, deer and other animals is going to be built anywhere, it has to be there. But it certainly won’t be easy.

New research examines the reasons for the decline of small mammals in Australia’s tropical savannas and identifies the most effective practical solutions.

In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with ...