Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kwepe, one of the groups in southern Africa's Namib Desert, spoke the Kwadi language. "Kwadi was a click-language that shared ...

In the hyper-arid heart of the Namib Desert, where mean annual rainfall near the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute amounts to ...

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable-looking sand ...

In a study conducted in one of the world's oldest and most biologically diverse deserts, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis scientists explore the origins of water other than rainfall ...

In this article, we introduce the Grant's golden mole, a tiny, rare animal that has undergone unique evolution in the harsh ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Africa’s Namib Desert is a harsh and unforgiving place, home to shifting, barren sand dunes, jagged mountains, and gravel plains. The vast desert — whose name means “place of no people” in the local ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Among the towering red dunes of Namib-Naukluft National Park in the central Namib ...

At Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert in Namibia, a white clay pan and towering red dunes create one of southern Africa’s starkest desert landscapes. Aquarellillustration des Wahrzeichens Namib-Wuste in ...

Entering the winemaking business is not for the faint of heart. Doing so with no prior experience, on the edge of a desert where temperatures hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), might be ...

A US startup is developing a self-filling water bottle that sucks moisture from the atmosphere to create condensation, in the same way the humble Namib desert beetle does. The beetle, endemic to ...