In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old mummified women and found DNA that does not match any living population. The ...

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The ...

The Sahara today is shorthand for desolation, a vast belt of sand and rock that helps define the climate of an entire ...

The Sahara has withstood numerous projects aimed at halting its expansion. A solution based on the shape of the land has ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

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”, ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more ...

A rare iron meteorite has been found in the Sahara Desert, providing scientists a unique glimpse into the cores of ancient ...