The Namib is the oldest desert in the world, an almighty sea of sand running for almost a thousand miles along Namibia's Atlantic coastline. With few roads running to it or through it, the desert is ...

You stand at the edge of an impossible vision. This is Deadvlei, a name that whispers secrets of eternity. Deep within the ...

If you are an adventure junkie, you must have heard of cliff jumping in Namibia . The African country is home to some of the ...

One evening earlier this spring, German naturalist Norbert Jürgens strayed from his expedition in the Namib Desert. He walked away from his campsite beside Leopard Rock, a huge pile of schist slabs ...

Editor’s note: When Leucadia resident Allan Karl found himself at a fork in the road of his life — out of a job and recently divorced — he hopped on his motorcycle and spent the next three years ...

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 ...

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 ...

For more than ten years, researchers have been discussing how the numerous circular bare patches in the middle of the African grasslands—the so-called fairy circles—can arise. In their current study ...

Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease endemic in some parts of Africa. It affects people, livestock as well as wildlife. Using GPS telemetry data, a team of scientists reconstructed a special ...

Gondwana Namib Park, a privately owned nature reserve, offers a unique glimpse into the life of wildlife endemic to the area. Located near the Namib Naukluft Park, this area showcases a harmonious ...