The Gobi Desert’s frigid reputation stems largely from its location and elevation. Unlike hot deserts near the equator, the Gobi rests on a plateau around 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) above sea level .

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, located ...

The remote and expansive Gobi Desert in northwest China is increasingly accessible to the public, thanks to the emergence of space-themed tourism, which has opened up new frontiers for adventurous ...

Gana Wingard, curator of Living Desert's Conservation-Mongolia and founder of the Mongolian Conservation Initiative, describes parallels between two desert ecosystems.

China's first large-scale renewable energy export base in the Gobi Desert and other arid regions has officially begun ...

The critically endangered Gobi bear, of which fewer than 40 remain, inhabits the harsh, waterless Gobi Desert in Asia, where they undertake arduous journeys of up to 100 miles to find water.

I was sat on a mountainside in the middle of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, as the sun fell below the horizon. Below me lay a stunningly beautiful oasis, where I hoped to catch a glimpse of the ...