About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test ...

His journey led him through parts of the East African coast, the streets of Zambia and Namibian desert before he eventually entered South Africa. When asked why he decided on Cape Town as his final ...

The toolkit could include accouterments inspired by pitcher plants, or Namibian desert beetles that capture, channel, and store rainwater; leaf-like structures that more efficiently convey plumbing ...