The Namib Erg, also known as the Namib Sand Sea, is one of the most ancient and spectacular desert landscapes on Earth. Stretching along Namibia’s Atlantic coast, it forms a vast expanse of shifting ...

In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- 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 ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

This portion of the Namib Desert in southern Namibia boasts some of the tallest dunes in the world attracting the attention of geologists for further study. The International Space Station was ...

Although there are other coastal deserts bounded by cool ocean currents (e.g., the Atacama, the Baja, etc.), the Namib is the only desert in the world where endemic flora and fauna have evolved in ...

The Namib Desert is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of the African nation of Namibia. iss067e003783 […] ...

Photographer Griet Van Malderen captures a rare and moving sight: lions walking on the beaches of Namibia (southern Africa).