When the driest place in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth becomes a desert oasis complete with a lake, it's impossible not to take note. What is it? A huge, salty lake is currently ...

A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. While the formation of large desert ...

Why it's incredible: The rock formation is split cleanly down the middle as if cut by a laser. The Al Naslaa Rock Formation is a landmark in the Saudi Arabian desert formed of two big blocks of ...