The fringes of the Namib Desert are a world away from the fields of Bordeaux. But this Namibian vineyard is competing with ...

It’s still debated exactly how the Namibian desert became home to a herd of wild horses. One theory is that diamond prospectors brought horses more than a century ago to since-abandoned mining fields.

For over 50 years, ecologists have studied and debated the mystery of the Namib Desert’s “fairy circles,” circular patches, mostly barren of grass, that have spread across 1,100 miles in the arid ...

In the hot dunes of Southern Africa’s Namib Desert, the black beetle Onymacris plana runs fast for its tiny size. Turns out, the speed not only helps the beetles find food but also, perhaps, cool down ...

If anyone wants to cool down, they will possibly follow typical suggestions, like taking a shower or resting in a cool place. However, for the Namib Desert beetle (Onymacris plana), the chosen method ...

They de-nude-ed the landscape. Another day, another instance of tourists disrespecting a landmark. This time, foreign sightseers angered Namibian authorities after posing naked atop the legendary Big ...

Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease endemic in some parts of Africa. It affects people, livestock as well as wildlife. Using GPS telemetry data, a team of scientists reconstructed a special ...

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 ...

Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease endemic in some parts of Africa. It affects people, livestock as well as wildlife. Using GPS telemetry data, a team of scientists from the Cheetah Research ...