The Southern Namib Desert is a region in Namibia that covers an area of approximately 81,000 square kilometers. It is part of ...

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 ...

In August 2024, the Jasper House Museum in Oranjemund, Namibia, unveiled a new exhibition dedicated to the artifacts recovered from the Bom Jesus, a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck discovered in the ...

Research has revealed unusual structures in the Namib Desert that are likely the result of activity by an unknown microbiological life form.Unusual tiny burrows, or small ...

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 ...

How to sell safaris -- and sell them rightSafaris can be a lucrative business for travel advisors. But it can also lead to headaches, for advisors as well as their... Advisors' air travel tips for ...

The archaeology of southern Africa’s west coast desert belt has not received the same attention. The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia. It is a hyperarid ...

The process that contributes most to the Namib's unique ecosystem is the coastal, wind-induced "upwelling" that occurs along the Benguela shelf. The Benguela Current's effect is enhanced by a ...

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 ...

A refresher on river cruise lines' upcoming plansThis year is shaping up to be a notable one for river cruising with some 20 new ships, an unexplored river and a new player... At new Princess ...

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