The Sahara is often thought of as the driest desert in the world, but there is in fact a desert that is even older and more arid, with some parts receiving absolutely no rain at all for 200 million ye ...

However, you may be surprised to hear that it is not the driest desert in the world. Dead Vlei, a white clay pan situated near the famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, is in fact the world’s oldest ...