Shlomi Mir's wind-powered, data-collecting Tumbleweed could help map treacherous desert terrain. Credit: Shlomi Mir When the Sons of the Pioneers crooned about “drifting along with the tumbling ...

They didn't wait for snow to bring Frosty to life along Interstate 40 -- they used what they have: Tumbleweeds. Each day, more than 80,000 vehicles driving through New Mexico's biggest city are ...

Robots have a hard time walking. They’re getting better! But we’re a ways away from having a robot that you can send on an excursion through a dune-covered desert. That’s why, when he wanted to design ...

They say tumbleweed only rolls past after someone tells a bad joke. But there was nothing to laugh about in this Californian city in the past few days after it was taken over by tumbleweed. Heavy ...

This article was taken from the January 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

A Christmas tree fit for a desert has been named the best Christmas light display in Arizona. Travel + Leisure recently released a list of the best Christmas light displays in every state, selecting ...

When you’re thinking of the desert, cacti, sand and relentless heat often spring to mind, perhaps with images of a cartoon coyote chasing a roadrunner sprinkled in. The outdoor deck comes complete ...