A relentless giant is stirring in North Africa. The Sahara Desert, already the size of the continental United States, grows ...

Decades after its demise in the wild, a resilient herbivore has bounced back and could form the vanguard in the battle to ...

New research suggests the Sahara Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, could see up to 75% more rainfall by the end of the century, a stunning shift driven by rising global temperatures and ...

The Sahara has not always been a vast desert. Changes in Earth’s climate cycles periodically bring increased rainfall, allowing vegetation to return. Today, shifting weather patterns are once again ...

Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions of years old. The are was discovered in the southern Mauritania region of ...

A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years ...

More than year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco, filling up lake that had been dry for decades Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century.

AUSTIN, Texas — Most summers, dust from the Saharan Desert makes its way into Central Texas and creates beautiful sunrises and sunsets. But the dust can also create health problems for some people ...

A COCKERMOUTH baby has continued to inspire other 10 years on from her death- with one Cumbrian family taking a mega challenge to drive to ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked to hear about the reported deaths of 44 desperate migrants and refugees in the Sahara Desert this week - including women and children. Survivor accounts ...

The Kalahari Desert, which spans Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, is famous for its diverse landscapes. From sandy ...