The Tiwanaku civilization was one of the first and most powerful in the Andes region, but by 1000 A.D., it had collapsed.

It was around 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, and the Ferry fire in central Oregon was quickly burning through the sagebrush steppe, fueled by strong winds that carried flames across the arid landscape ...

Key scenes for the new James Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, are being filmed in the eerie Atacama desert in Chile.

This guide details an incredible aerial journey to Broome, Darwin, Alice Springs, and Ayers Rock. Fly the Australian Outback: Broome, Darwin, Uluṟu Safari - Los Angeles Times ...

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Scientists said the wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the arid Los Angeles landscape mark the latest in climate-fuelled weather extremes that are likely to escalate further ...

The arid landscape transforms, and wadis — normally dry riverbeds in deep, narrow gorges — become emerald rock pools, palm-fringed lagoons and gushing waterfalls.

For a few short weeks between August and September, the arid landscape of Namaqualand explodes with wildflowers. It’s one of the most unexpected sights in South Africa: deserts carpeted in ...