China's largest desert is now encircled by thousands of trees. The forest currently stretches over about 2,000 miles around the Taklamakan desert in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.

A sun-swept corner of the Painted Desert draws ... from the Rainbow Forest Museum toward Pintado Point. If you can stay longer, include a walk to Agate House, take the trail into the Blue Mesa ...

Back in the UAE, communities living nearby have already benefited from the ability to turn the desert around them into fertile land. The arrival of the produce grown using nanoclay proved ...

For just a few months each year, these clouds blanket the mountains, transforming the arid landscape into ... In a desert climate where water is the most precious resource, the forest is vital ...