In the South Gobi Desert of Mongolia, a building created by Margot Krasojevic Architects for SIAC is exploring dormant monolithic architecture in the sand dunes. The Sand Drift Proving Ground responds ...

As High Desert Test Sites looks toward its 25th anniversary, its founder, and various participants, look back.

No. 6 in my countdown of the most scenic Oregon landscapes. The countdown continues here daily until Jan. 1, when No. 1 is revealed. BIG SAND GAP (ALVORD DESERT) Steens Mountain in Harney County has ...

A rare bout of heavy rainfall transformed parts of the Sahara Desert into stunning landscapes, with blue lagoons forming amid the palm trees and sand dunes in southeastern Morocco. Southeastern ...

In the rain-starved deserts of coastal Peru, tiny patches surprisingly rich in plant life dot the landscape. Burrowing birds may be responsible, scientists say. Mounds of sand shoveled out by ...

In a country where nearly 95 per cent of the land is desert, sand is not just terrain, it is culture. Bedouin life, camel routes, oases and long crossings have shaped Saudi Arabia’s identity so deeply ...

The Ocean State is famous for its miles of sandy shoreline, but the areas along the coast aren’t the only spots with significant stretches of sand. Tucked away in the middle of the state is a ...

China has spent decades battling against desertification, but installing massive solar farms may be the way forward.

(Nanowerk News) On a cool winter day, Emirati engineer Fahd Mohammad Saeed Hareb peers into a bubble of water atop a tiny pile of sand cupped in his hands. Amazingly, the water bubble does not drain ...

Palm trees are reflected in a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco. A man gestures as he walks on sand dunes next to a lake caused by heavy ...

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