Sicarius Hahni is a tiny but deadly spider that lives in arid, desert regions. Learn more about this sand spider and why it buries itself.

Here’s what scientists know about the life form and why it could change their understanding of desert ecosystems.

As thousands of dead octopuses, lobsters and fish lie dying or dead along Swakopmund beaches, the debate continues about what could have been the cause. Whatever it is, it’s bad news for the fragile ...

There’s something oddly irresistible about places that have been ghosted by humans and left to rot—beautifully. Think of them ...

The Living Desert hosted the second annual Xerophilous: A Desert Botanical Festival on Saturday. The event celebrated the beauty and resilience of desert plants. Guests enjoyed guided tours of the zoo ...

The ghost town in Namibia that's slowly being buried by the desert after it was abandoned in the 1950s when the diamonds ran out. Finally, the accidental invention of superglue in 1951 ...

Other zoos nearby include the Abilene Zoo, about 150 miles to the east; the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico, about 150 miles to the west; and the Amarillo Zoo ...

An unusual pattern of tiny rock tunnels, first found in Namibia's desert roughly 15 years ago, could be the work of an unknown life form – a mysterious microorganism unlike any other described ...

It’s hard to green the desert. Take China, or Africa’s Sahel region, for example. Their “Great Green Walls,” grand projects to beat back encroaching desert by planting trees, have required ...