With up to hundreds of thousands of square miles of land classified as dessert, there are the ten countries with the biggest desert landscapes on the planet.

The scimitar-horned oryx is one of four oryx species that are found in arid areas throughout Africa and the Middle East. The scimitar-horned oryx shares a similar story with its Arabian cousin, which ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts ...

A Smithsonian ecologist is trying to restore the plant, Spiranthes delitescens, which grows on Arizona’s sky islands ...

Easy trails wind through vibrant badlands, revealing fossilized remains from prehistoric lakes. The Ricardo Campground sits ...

The 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum opened Tuesday in Ordos, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China's outstanding achievements in combating desertification took center stage, ...

The colorful, venomous and mysterious Gila monster flourishes in the scorching Desert Southwest, but climate change threatens ...

A fire reported shortly before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Avenue 62 and Jackson Street in Thermal had grown fivefold to 25 acres in less than two hours Thursday evening, according to CalFire ...

Firefighters in Desert Hot Springs contained a vegetation fire on Friday night at Verbana Drive and Ironwood Drive that burned five acres. According to CalFire, the blaze was reported just after 5 p.m ...

A small vegetation fire in the hills near Apple Valley drew the attention of people from across the High Desert.