The Sahara is about the worst place on Earth to find water today, but that wasn’t always the case. Thousands of years ago, its sandy dune fields were lush and verdant. A new scientific paper ...

The longer river system, called the Tamanrasett, may have extended across a significant portion of the Sahara. The researchers estimate that it may have held flowing water as many as nine times in the ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River then ...

Three ancient river systems, now buried, may have created viable routes for human migration across the Sahara to the Mediterranean region about 100,000 years ago.

EDWARDS – The Eagle River Watershed Council is taking a tip from restoration in the Sahara Desert for the Eagle River near Edwards. On May 11, volunteers and students from the Vail Mountain School ...

Western Sahara once had a large river network Water may last have flowed through the channels some 5,000 years ago. Published - November 14, 2015 02:42 pm IST . R. Prasad.

The Sahara wasn’t always a desert—14,000 years ago, it was alive with rivers, people, and wildlife. Now, new evidence is uncovering a lost chapter of human history.

Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 01 / 210129110934.htm ...