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Desert whales testify to global flood

The desert whales of Chile’s Atacama Desert pose an embarrassing riddle for paleontologists: they testify directly to a global flood.The...

The desert can be an entertaining place. Driving south of Death Valley the small towns have a flair for the most unusual sites.Take this cagey...

To those traveling the Death Valley area near the mid of October, they may be in for a nice surprise. The Gem and Mineral Society sponsors a...

The western desert in 'Cowboys and Aliens' is more beautiful than ever before, outshining even the cinematography of the master of American...

Driving across the Mojave Desert will bring many surprises, one of which is local sheep herders taking their flocks to pasture. The desert has in...

Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink!Easterner urbanites might think the term “water rights” is what cowboys fought over in...

Situated at approximately 6,200 feet on the Colorado Plateau’s southeast corner, Chaco Culture National Historic Park’s abundant and...

More about the Anasazi roads: A reader commented that the creation of roads in the region around Chaco Canyon could have been the result of an...

A reader’s comment referred to the Apache tradition that the Anasazi came from the south. He was referring specifically to the Anasazi and...

The Anasazi Road System When high resolution satellite photographs became readily available to archaeologists in the late 20th century, they...