At just over 5.3 million square miles, the Sahara desert is the world's largest hot desert, but is still smaller than both the Antarctic and Arctic deserts (yep, the Arctic also is a desert).

A vast desert, filled with billions of tons of sandy soil and an area spanning four countries, is the world's largest continuous sand desert.

Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its Biomass satellite mission—marking a ...

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy ...

Like all open-­air canals in the desert, this irrigation canal leading to Tighmert Oasis requires constant attention and maintenance from locals like Fal Bardid to keep it from filling with sand.

What’s the first image that comes to mind when you think about nature,” asks Aurora Radich, a nature therapist in northern ...

We all know that fun in Southern California can be costly, from Disneyland tickets that can leave a family of four out of $700, to Dodger dogs and other sports stadium food that’ll leave you ...

I trekked through the Sahara Desert with my in-laws after only meeting them a few times. I was nervous, but it was a ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we ...