weed The fascinating history behind tumbleweeds Popkin

arizona "Slay on, queens!": Hungry javelina will cost Sedona golf club up to $375,000 in damages Jennifer Sandlin

travel Here's a list of wonderful curiosities to visit in the desert Popkin

desert Sky to dim as enormous Saharan dust cloud heads to U.S. Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Goldwell Open Air Museum is a ghostly roadside attraction Popkin

desert Travel Tunes: Tinariwen—Kel Tinawen Séamus Bellamy

video Lovely drone footage of a massive Argentine salt flat Andrea James

Kids Watch sand dune skiers hit the hot, dry slopes Andrea James

video Otherworldly nightscapes shot with spotlight-equipped drone Andrea James

Kids Watch a train roll through the desert for an hour Andrea James

Kids Guy puts a camera into a bucket of water, desert creatures sneak sips Andrea James

trailers Trailer homesteading in the Mojave Reanna Alder

science fiction Sci-fi armor now just completely implausible Rob Beschizza

graphic novels An anti-boring book guide: six great gift picks Mark Frauenfelder

maps This detailed map of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" will blow your mind Jennifer Sandlin

censorship Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons Ruben Bolling

Not-so-amusing amusement parks Man jumps out of moving roller coaster to save his life — and then gets yelled at by negligent ride operator Carla Sinclair