This build-out reflects China’s immense scale. With a population of 1.4 billion people — more than double the combined ...

The Namib, believed to be over 55 million years old, is one of the oldest deserts on Earth. Its iconic red dunes at ...

Glide over the vast, otherworldly landscapes of the Gobi Desert with this breathtaking drone footage. Marvel at the endless dunes, rugged rock formations, and the stark beauty of this remote desert, ...

As the world grapples with the challenges of meeting rising electricity demand, particularly in developing countries, solar ...

For generations, the Talatan Gobi Desert in northwest China's Qinghai Province has endured severe sandstorms, persistent ...

Join these caravanners on a scenic journey across the desert from snapshots taken by entrants to the Smithsonian magazine ...

On November 20, 1959, at a pier in Brooklyn, the writer Peter Matthiessen boarded the M.V. Venimos, a freighter bound for Iquitos, a port town deep in the Peruvian Amazon. He was fresh off the ...

When it comes to giant, centuries-old walls that may or may not be visible from outer space, the Great Wall of China tends to get all the love, and for good reason. It’s the longest man-made structure ...

One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...

Scientists have unearthed in Mongolia the oldest and most complete fossil of a pachycephalosaur, a group of dinosaurs known for their dome-shaped skulls, according to a new study published Wednesday ...

Paleontologists have uncovered the oldest and most complete dome-headed dinosaur fossils to date in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The fossils, which are between 108 million and 115 million years old, push ...

This summer, officials with the China Green Development Group showcased a sprawling solar park nearing completion in the country's Xinjiang region that covers more than 230 square miles of the Gobi ...