The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait.

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included ...

With minimal light pollution compared to California’s coastal cities, the stars emerge in staggering numbers, the Milky Way stretching across the darkness like spilled sugar. Amateur astronomers ...

Diving deeper, we explore some of the world's desert regions and highlight what we consider to be some of the most breathtaking landscapes.

Have you ever wondered how people survive the blistering, almost surreal heat of the world’s deserts? Picture yourself ...

I stayed at the Caravan Agafay by Our Habitas Hotel and had an experience that was both calming and exhilirating. Read my ...

Cold solar showers are available for free ... two dump stations, and hot showers. The desert site offers little shade, however, and the exposed summer weather may not be the best option for ...

The oasis’s 400 natural hot-and-cold springs and Roman-era wells offer a refreshing rinse after a desert exploration. Kharga is the “Little Italy” of ancient Egypt. The Romans conquered the ...

It's a dry heat. Arizona is all desert. These are common sayings about Arizona summer heat. But are they true? Can you fry an ...

It is important to note that these deserts are ranked solely based on their size and how much area they cover, including both hot and cold deserts on the list. Here are the top 5 largest deserts ...

"In general, this pattern of cold East and warm West will continue ... "As this occurs, temperatures should intensify in the California deserts first, followed by the Nevada and Arizona deserts ...

Did you know the largest desert in the world isn’t hot? It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth.