A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains, Blacksburg is part of the United States’ most diverse ecosystem. These forests, ...

Sheer drama. That's what the Great Sand Dunes are. Starkly beautiful desert dunes set against a backdrop of pretty, ...

Sahara dust colors the evening sky, glittering crystals shimmer in detail – This week, our gallery photographers once again show diversity.

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

What Exactly Is Hidden Deep Underneath the Sahara Sand? Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025 "Discover amazing and mind-blowing facts you won't believe with Top 10 videos!

We took our Tracked Ford Raptor to the Sahara Desert to see if it could dominate the dunes… and well, it didn’t go as planned. From flying over hills to getting buried in the sand, this off ...

Drylands would likely expand in the U.S. Midwest, central Mexico, parts of Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina, the entire Mediterranean area, the Black ... Sahara must contend with the advancing ...

Cloud laden with dust particles from the Sahara desert are set to colour the sky over Luxemboug on Friday, 21 March - the first time this year that this phenomenon is going to occur. "Sahara dust is ...

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 ...