A new study in Nature reveals the results of DNA testing, suggesting a clearer origin for the Green Sahara people. The Takarkori rock shelter is tucked against the Tadrart Acacus Mountains of ...

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara ... component of present-day North African people, highlighting their unique heritage.

Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green, Was Home to Mysterious Human Lineage By Will Dunham (Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of ...

Parts of the Sahara desert are dramatically greener than ... Flooding has affected more than 4 million people in 14 countries, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Heavy rain and floods ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall ... more than 1,000 people have died from flooding in parts of West and Central Africa, including Chad, Nigeria ...

A new study in Nature reveals the results of DNA testing, suggesting a clearer origin for the Green Sahara people. During the African Humid Period (AHP) the Sahara was home to woodlands ...

The spread of migratory herding in the Green Sahara probably occurred through cultural exchange. Neandertal genetic traces: The ancient individuals had significantly less Neandertal DNA compared to ...