Between 5,000 and 14,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert looked nothing like it does today. It was lush and green, with lakes ...

Discover how Africa is combatting the encroachment of the Sahara Desert in this insightful video. - **0:00** Introduction - * ...

It was the African Humid Period, during which ancient humans painted animals and hunting scenes in caves and on rocks across now-dried-up swaths of countries including Egypt, Chad, and Sudan.

Ancient North African genomes rewrite Sahara’s genetic history According to Ringbauer, a long-standing hypothesis has suggested that the Pastoralists of the Green Sahara originated from sub-Saharan ...

A referendum must take place allowing the people of Western Sahara to decide their future freely, to uphold African solidarity, justice, self-determination and dignity ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but an unusual shift in the weather pattern has caused storms to move where they typically wouldn’t.

Our results demonstrate the sensitivity of the Sahara Desert to changes in past climate. They explain how this sensitivity affects rainfall across north Africa.

The Sahara Desert, home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures. Let’s explore the 10 most dangerous animals that roam this vast wilderness.

African plumes are characterised by a hazy atmosphere laden with dust from the Sahara – the biggest source of that material anywhere on the planet come the summer months in the northern hemisphere.

Green Sahara Ancient DNA Reveals Isolated North African Lineage Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter uncover a unique North African lineage, challenging migration theories.