Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa, is a fascinating country known for its breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and unique natural wonders.Contents1. Home To the World’s Oldest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here are some examples. The fogstand beetle lives in the Namib Desert, where the average rainfall is 14mm a year and survives by drinking the mist condensing on its wing cases. Gold and silver ...

Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...

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 ...

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 ...