Did you know the largest desert in the world isn’t hot? It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, ...

There are certain places in the world that just take people ... intriguing about miles of sand dunes that seem to be going forever. Africa has nine deserts in total but none are arguably as ...

Gavin Booth MBE - who is originally from Aberdeen - and Adam Wilton MBE took on the self-sufficient foot expedition of the ...

Africa's largest natural arch is located deep in the remote Sahara Desert, on the Ennedi Plateau in Chad, and reaching it is ...

The vast white sands of the Lencois Maranhenses desert meet with the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. This surreal landscape is ...

The Empty Quarter - or Rub' al Khali - is the largest sand desert in the world and the second largest desert after the Sahara. Intensely hot by day with temperatures exceeding 50°C, it is also ...

Seemingly endless sand dunes stretch to the horizon ... an area of about 58,000 hectares. The world's largest solar power plant ever built in a desert is currently under construction on the ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

As the largest uninterrupted sand mass in the world, the Empty Quarter provides the perfect backdrop for a variety of desert excursions. Whether you'd prefer a more traditional camel trek or a ...