But what many of these regions lack in traditional water sources, they make up for in fog, like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you ...

Let’s embark on a visual journey through some of the top desert destinations and discover the must-see desert attractions ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...

Pia has traveled to the Namib Desert. Far away from civilization, she visits the Gobabeb Desert Research Station and learns amazing things about the miraculous creatures of the Namib Desert. First, ...

Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert, their primary habitat. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop ...

The two walked 10 hours a day for 12 days across the enormous desert landscape, where temperatures would rise to 38 degrees ...

The archaeology of southern Africa’s west coast desert belt has not received the same attention. The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia. It is a hyperarid ...

Tembe’s webcam, located in the heart of Zululand, is a gem for elephant lovers. The waterhole is a hub of activity, and if ...

Located in the Namib in southern Namibia in Africa ... stripped away by nature and many of its buildings reclaimed by the desert sand. A walk through this desert ghost town and you’re met ...