But what many of these regions lack in traditional water sources, they make up for in fog, like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you ...

The Southern Namib Desert is a region in Namibia that covers an area of approximately 81,000 square kilometers. It is part of the Namib Desert, which is one of the oldest deserts in the world and ...

Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...

Located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, Sossusvlei is a must-visit destination for nature lovers, photographers, and adventure seekers. The charming holiday destination offers one of the ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...

Once a thriving diamond mining settlement deep within the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop in southern Namibia is now a hauntingly beautiful ghost town, slowly being reclaimed by the sand. With wallpaper ...

Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert, their primary habitat. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop ...

Astonishingly beautiful, the dunes and plains of the Namib desert are bristling with unexpected animals and birds, all eking out an unlikely existence under the hot sun. And nowhere is the line ...

While shipwrecked on the Skeleton Coast, the Octonauts meet a wandering hydrologist, Paani, and help him rescue thirsty ...

The Namibian town of Swakopmund is a top tourist draw for desert lovers. Popular activities include quad-biking and sandboarding down its massive, steep dunes. A Final Takeoff The Lightest Bowling ...