A pioneering study discovered a previously unknown human lineage in Africa that dates back 50,000 years when modern human lineages started spreading outside Africa. This significant discovery has ...

Study project up to 75% more summer rain in the Sahara by late century. Some African regions will get wetter and West Southern Africa may dry ...

South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by their freedom ...

Lush greenery is as unexpected in the Sahara as it is in Antarctica. Yet both were once home to more temperate ecosystems. Unlike the jungles of Antarctica, which froze away many millions of years ago ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Climate scientists used models to show historic intervals of a green, vegetated ...

The Sahara Desert, long seen as one of the harshest places on Earth, is beginning to transform into farmland. In this video, we explore the incredible projects, techniques, and innovations making it ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The ...

Chorley-based Derian House Children’s Hospice has launched its first international fundraising challenge, the Sahara Desert Trek 2026. The challenge will take supporters on a six-day journey across ...

The West African nation of Mali, one of the countries comprising the Sahel region to the south of the Sahara Desert, has been fighting extremists for years. But a coalition of al-Qaeda and ISIS ...