In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old ...
(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the ...
The Sahara Desert is one of the most hostile environments on the planet because it combines several physical extremes at the same time. It’s not just “very hot”, ...
As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...
Long before becoming the desert known today, the Sahara experienced dramatic environmental changes that continue to puzzle scientists. Fossil evidence points to ecosystems filled with massive animals ...