The Largest Hot Desert When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square ...

This is the Sahara of dread. A waterless sea of sand and stone ... the lakes disappeared, and the desert took hold. Yet this time the people stayed. Rock art suggests they had already made ...

Its horned appearance helps it blend into the desert sand. The Desert Monitor lizard is large and aggressive. Although not venomous, its sharp claws and teeth can cause significant injury.

I brought some Sahara sand home and have it in a perfume bottle on my desk to remind me of my short time among the dunes. It’s the desert base camp to which I wish to return in Morocco.