Frank Lloyd Wright architecture school grad built this beautiful desert shelter for $2K
Students at The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Taliesin West have erected small sleeping shelters on...
Tiny modern cube home boasts spectacular desert views
If you’re a fan of desert living prepare to swoon over this cute compact abode in Arizona. Set on a 1.25-acre...
Archaeologist suggests ancient humans helped catalyze the Sahara's desertification
The Sahara Desert we know, with its rolling sand dunes and hot temperatures, used to be a verdant grassland with...
The mystery of Namibia's desert fairy circles may have been solved
The truth is out there... in Namibia. Inhabitat previously reported on the mysterious "fairy circles" that have...
Rammed earth and weathered steel tie Arizona’s Maricopa campus to Native American and agricultural roots
Central Arizona College is betting on sustainable construction and higher education to bring the community of Maricopa,...
The Mediterranean will become a desert unless global warming is limited to 1.5°C
Southern Spain could look like the Sahara unless global warming is held to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)...
Australian desert farm grows 17,000 metric tons of vegetables with just seawater and sun
This incredible farm makes tomato plants bloom in the desert using nothing more than sunlight and seawater. Needing...
These tenacious bees create sturdy nests by carving out sandstone
Bee populations have suffered in recent years, but one tenacious species thrives in a harsh environment: the deserts...
Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...
Longest cable-stayed bridge in Africa lit up with Philips LEDs
[gallery_extend] The Mohammed VI Bridge was inaugurated just two weeks ago by its namesake. The bridge...
How an ancient civilization flourished in the desolate Arabian desert 2,000 years ago
[gallery_extend] According to information boards at the Petra visitor center, the Nabateans began to...
A unique community of modern green homes hug the desert floor in Utah
[gallery_extend] According to Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer, the couple behind Chibi Moku, Marten is a...
Beer made from harvested fog wets whistles of parched communities in Chile
An arid desert is probably a great place to enjoy a refreshing cold one, but it’s the last place on Earth you’d...
Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert
With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it's not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest...
World’s first farm to grow food and fuel in the desert opens in Abu Dhabi
The world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel just opened in the United Arab Emirates. Located...
