The Sahara Desert is being bettered by torrential rain in highly unusual weather conditions for the area. The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, with one of the harshest climates.

Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

In desert communities frequented by tourists, 4x4s motored through the puddles and residents surveyed the scene in awe ... a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent ...

When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out ... which show humans, animals, and scenes of daily life in what is now barren land. Such transformation challenges ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to ... depict pastoral scenes with abundant ...

Turns out, however, that a surprising proportion of the world’s largest hot desert isn’t actually sandy at all. Just 25 percent of the Sahara’s surface is covered by sand. We say “just ...

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back the Sahara Desert’s southward ... China’s behind-the-scenes role in Africa ...