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

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s ...

The formation, known as the Trou au Natron, lies in northern Chad within the Tibesti Mountains, the highest range in the ...

From her apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. The men holding her brother in the desert are sending videos of his torture as they seek to extract a hefty ransom.

The mass demonstration pushed Spain to hand over control of the disputed territory, paving the way for Morocco’s takeover.

The natural world has brewed up a spooky 'skull' in a deep volcanic pit in the Sahara Desert. From space, the sight really ...

Discover how global warming could dramatically alter rainfall patterns, with scientists predicting significantly increased ...

The Sahara Desert is known as one of the driest places on Earth, receiving only about 3 inches of precipitation each year -- roughly one-tenth of what ...

Morocco has declared 31 October a national holiday to mark the day the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution ...

Once seen as a barren wasteland, the Sahara Desert is being reshaped into fertile farmland. This video explores the groundbreaking projects turning sand into soil and desert into opportunity.