A POSSE of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past, but Mauritania's camelback ...

These enigmatic groups, often called nomads, have a rich history of following traditional lifestyles, and many of them still live as nomads all around the world. Nomads are communities of people who ...

Caitlin Redden, from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was visiting Petra, Jordan when she was invited to stay with a nomadic desert tribe for a day — and nearly triggered a missing person’s search.

The tribe, also known as 'Sea Gypsies', are skilled divers and can hold their breath for up to 5 minutes underwater.

Far more dire is the plight of another tribe, with which they share the Arariboia reserve: the Awá. Several bands of Awá nomads—the easternmost isolated, or “uncontacted,” people in the ...

In the remote regions of Tibet, nomadic tribes have been practicing body modifications for centuries. Among them, ear piercings are prevalent, and the ornaments worn can be quite elaborate.