The history of the world is far deeper, broader, and stranger than just political backstabbing, epic battles, and dusty ...

We go to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, where activists are shining a light on Morocco’s brutal occupation of ...

Folks may notice hazy conditions and hotter days that continue into the following week, the NOAA reports. Around this time, ...

The Sahara desert is the world's largest non-polar desert, covering a huge amount of north Africa, and is without doubt one ...

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy ...

Arabia's lush past revealed through mineral deposits, speleothems, and archaeological sites, challenging theories of human ...

NOAA defines it as, “A mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer and early fall.” In the satellite imagery taken on June 2, ...

The Sahara Desert was not always the vast, arid desert that exists today. Around 5,000 to 10,000 years ago, much of the region was a lush, green landscape, home to lakes, rivers, and diverse plant and ...

Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage. By Will Dunham. April 4, 2025 5:24 PM UTC Updated April 4, 2025 Item 1 of 2 A view from the Takarkori rock ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the most fascinating and extreme places on Earth! It’s the largest hot desert in the world, covering vast landscapes of sand, rock and even mountains. Despite its tough ...

I brought some Sahara sand home and have it in a perfume bottle on my desk to remind me of my short time among the dunes. It’s the desert base camp to which I wish to return in Morocco.