"At the time, Takarkori was a lush savannah with a nearby lake, unlike today's arid desert landscape," said ... climate stage called the African Humid Period, the Sahara transformed into the ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

The resulting summer monsoonal rains nourish the landscape ... drainage basin is the largest of North Africa, draining runoff from the eastern Sahara, Ethiopian highlands and equatorial East ...

The Mauritania iron ore train has been running since 1963. It was built not for people, but for purpose — to carry wealth ...

These agreements, which normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab states, including Morocco and Sudan, were celebrated as 'peace deals' despite the lack of formal conflicts ...

The Sahara Desert has not always been ... savannah by an unusually wet interval called the African Humid Period. People roamed this green landscape for thousands of years before it was again ...

Even though it has such a rich history, North Africa has always been a tricky place one can find themselves in. It’s beautifully intriguing ...

Now a vast and parched expanse of sand and stone, the Sahara Desert hides secrets of a time when it teemed with life. Between ...

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...