URUMQI -- Authorities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have introduced a new legal framework to safeguard the Gobi, a vital part of the desert ecosystem. On Saturday ...

Nestled in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is one such anomaly. This expansive and rugged landscape gets bone-chillingly cold in winter, even dropping below ...

The only way into the Gobi is on foot or by camel ... the permits and arrange for a caravan to meet us at the edge of the desert. Essential packing list: I did test flights each week before ...