In the sunbaked desert of northern New Mexico ... "the sense of being underground with light streaming in, the intimacy of being in a cave, yet the columns end up very large, sometimes 30 ...

Daylighting will stream in though ... entire complex is located underground, it will not be subjected to the intense heat that above-grade buildings face in the desert. Growing terraces near ...

Aquifers, which are water-bearing layers of rock underground ... show up as blue arteries snaking across the desert. Intermittent and ephemeral streams appear as staggered, broken lines that ...

Acacias are desert plants that have long roots that help them reach underground water sources. They also have small leaves that reduce evaporation. The acacia tree is the national tree of Israel.

Archaeologists discovered an ancient underground city beneath Abarkuh, Iran, where residents in Iran escaped above-ground heat. In the subterranean settlement, they found an aqueduct to transport ...