This map shows the location of China's Loess Plateau in relationship to the Mu Us Desert, the Gobi Desert and the city of Beijing. This photo may be used only to illustrate a story about the ...

Gearing up: For a project to photograph the world’s extreme deserts, I wanted to visit the giant sand dunes in China’s Inner Mongolia. The only way into the Gobi is on foot or by camel.

Embark on an exhilarating and one-of-a-kind expedition to uncover dinosaur remains in the vast wilderness of the Gobi desert, one of the world’s most famous palaeontological hotspots.