Two genomes from 7,000 years ago found in the Takarkori rock shelter reveal a lost lineage from North Africa in the Green Sahara.

Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

The fascinating but little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a pleasant green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world. Green Sahara. (Collage by Kuat Abeshev.

The Sahara was once home to hippos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In short, the answer is yes. The Green Sahara, also known as ...

Other benefactors include the far-sighted Englishman John Knowles, who established Britain’s first zoological collection ...

The Numbers Don't Lie About Desert Growth The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

The Sahara Desert may be millions of years older than scientists thought, researchers report in the Sept. 18 Nature. The team’s climate reconstruction suggests that the desert formed 7 million years ...

European Space Agency's satellite capture shows the Richat Structure in unprecedented clarity, revealing vivid rings across ...

After a decades-long cease-fire crumbled in 2020, Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front have resumed fighting over the disputed Western Sahara. Tensions are again rising over Western Sahara ...