For Yuni Rizkiah, swimming in the ocean never came easily. Growing up in Sumbawa, she was terrorized by stories of water demons and serpents as a child, told by her father—not out of malice, but as a ...

Some of the rarest wild cats in the world possess extraordinary traits that help them survive in extreme environments. From ...

A string of heists targeting BNSF trains in California and Arizona resulted in the theft of $2 million worth of Nike sneakers ...

For a religion that preaches the transience of all things, the ever shifting sands of China's western deserts might seem the ...

A woman is taking on a five-day trek across the Sahara Desert in memory of her mother, who died after living with dementia ...

Sand is one of the most extracted natural resources on Earth, yet its environmental impact remains dangerously overlooked.

Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine biodiversity.

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of ...

A still from one of the projections in Verdigris Ensemble's production of "Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of ...

St. Andrews Park and Panama City Beach both made Tripadvisor's list of best U.S. beaches. Where did they place? What did ...

Acacia, gum and palm trees once shielded the neighborhood from encroaching dunes, but they’ve gradually disappeared. The ...

The artist’s multi-channel video project at the Marciano Art Foundation, and related solo show at Regen Projects, are an ode ...