Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert.

The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression.

The Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park was recently named one of the best trails in the world. It offers stunning ...

This quirky area close to Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is famous for its UFO sightings and is now a decked-out ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early ...

Long layover? Flight delay? These nine urban hiking trails—from a bamboo forest to a wildlife refuge—are all within 15 miles ...

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona sits along a primary migratory flyway for birds stopping during their long journeys elsewhere. Birders, photographers, and those who simply enjoy ...

More than 90 years after it was created during the Great Depression, Lake Mead provides about 90% of the water supply in Southern Nevada. And while much of the focus is on the lake shrinking, those ...

Sand scorpions, nocturnal hunters who spend their days in burrows, also leave distinct tracks.

There's a massive Joshua tree forest in northwestern Arizona. You can visit without the fees or crowds you'd find in a ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.