A National Geographic Explorer eats through the culinary past, present, and future of Abu Dhabi. " A nation without a past is ...

The hottest cities in the U.S. stretch from coast to desert, including Phoenix, Brownsville, and Las Vegas, where sunshine is a way of life.

Saharan dust may be chipping away at the current tropical system, but experts say it usually winds down before August.

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For 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth ...

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

Clues from another dry spell 6,000 years ago are helping scientists understand what’s driving the latest one, and why it’s been so unrelenting.

Dear folks, a few of you know that I’ve been down in the southwest working on a project for these last couple weeks. In Silver City, New Mexico to be exact: a quirky, arty, little town of 10,000 not ...

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

Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa, is safe and offers close encounters with great white sharks. Other adventure ...

Dozens of planned green factories have been canceled, with more delayed or downsized, all hit by soaring costs, high interest ...

Yuma and the desert southwest will remain locked in a stretch of above-normal heat, with temperatures expected to hover several degrees above average through the beginning of next week. Forecast highs ...