Wild West boomtowns that turned into hollow relics hold a macabre grip on travelers' imaginations, and Utah's abandoned sites ...

Flooding Egypt’s vast Qattara Depression with seawater could slightly lower global sea levels and reshape climate adaptation.

It’s said that Badwater Basin earned its name when a 1849er’s mule refused to drink from a nearby spring-fed pool, suggesting ...

Tiny sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, shaped seagrass meadows for 20 million years, offering clues for protecting dugongs.

Located on the western edge of the Taklimakan Desert, China's largest desert, Tumxuk began rehabilitating this saline-alkali ...

The St. George Historic Preservation Commission has developed a proposal to list the city's downtown as a historic district ...

Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.

This mountain city surprises with inclusive nightlife, creative cuisine, and some of the best snow on earth — all within minutes of downtown.

The city of Chandler has spent years wrestling with the question of whether to build more data centers, just as communities around the country debate the economic and environmental tradeoffs of these ...

A new conservation agreement will preserve land with breathtaking desert vistas that inspired the work of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors access to an adjacent educational ...

As cities heat up, leaders continue to pursue sustainability, panelists at the National League of Cities City Summit said.

In northern Egypt, a vast hollow in the desert sits far below sea level, inviting a question that sounds like science fiction ...