Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover more than one-fifth of the Earth's land area, and they are found on every ...

When you picture a desert you probably think of sand dunes and animals at a watering hole in Africa. Or maybe you think of ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.

Area 51 fit the bill perfectly. It was in the Nevada desert near a salt flat called Groom Lake. No one knows exactly why it's called Area 51, but one theory suggests it came from its proximity to ...

Human remains found in a desert more than a year ago have been identified as a missing Nevada man, prompting a murder ...

Covering more than 25 million acres — about a fourth of California — the geologically diverse California Desert Conservation Area includes sand dunes, canyons, dry lakes, 90 mountain ranges, and 65 ...

In the early 20th century, canals were dug to bring water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley, transforming the land from unique desert habitat to a major agricultural area. The city of Los ...

In June 2023, skeletal remains were found in a desert area outside the town Core was last seen, deputies said. The Clark County Office of Coroner and Medical Examiner performed an autopsy on the ...

Parts of the desert saw nearly eight inches of rainfall after a low-pressure system pushed across the northwestern Sahara, ...