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Madfouna

This Saharan sand-baked fare is nicknamed “Berber pizza.”
Lithium in various stages of dehydration.
nasa

See the Pixelated Desert That Powers Your Phone Battery

A lithium lakebed in Chile from above.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 19, 2019
Nazca, Peru

Nazca Lines Observation Tower

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.
That's one groovy drumlin.
deserts

These Namibian Hills Are Holdovers From an Ice Age

They reveal that ice was once speeding through southern Africa.
Matthew Taub February 6, 2019
One of 65 standing stones at the center of a necropolis complex.
deserts

Stone Monuments in Western Sahara Record How People Adapted to Shifting Climate

The encroaching desert meant lots of changes.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 4, 2019
Ein Avdat pool and waterfall.
Be'er Sheva, Israel

Ein Avdat

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.
Baker, California

Mojave Megaphone

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
A fort of recent origins by the ruins.
Ubar, Oman

Ubar

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
El Morro From Inscription Trail
Ramah, New Mexico

Inscription Rock at El Morro

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.
Ethel M Cactus Botanical Garden.
Henderson, Nevada

Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Eisendrath House after restoration.
Tempe, Arizona

Eisendrath House

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.
These rescuers are transporting a six-foot saguaro on a day with temperatures reaching more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
deserts

When Cactus Destruction Is Imminent, These Rescuers Come Running

The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society is closing in on 100,000 salvaged plants.
Leslie Nemo October 25, 2018
Inyo County, California

Coso Rock Art District

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Gastro Obscura

Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.
A mud pot.
Iceland

Námafjall

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
The caravanserai.
Iran

Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.
The observatory in the Tatacoa Desert.
observatories

Deep in the Tatacoa Desert, There's an Observatory Unlike Any Other

At his DIY institution in Colombia, Javier Fernando Rua Restrepo watches the stars.
Lucy Sherriff September 26, 2018
<em>Cataglyphis fortis</em> has a Michelin-star memory (for smelling foods).
science

Desert Ants Can Remember Food Smells Like Gourmet Chefs

But they quickly forget the smells of their own nests.
Matthew Taub September 24, 2018