The Sahara is, perhaps, one of the most mysterious places on the planet. Not only is it the world's largest hot desert, but ...

A waterless sea of sand and stone ... flourished here in a climate much like that of the Sahara today. Many scholars assumed they were desert nomads, but excavations at their capital city ...

Viewed from space, the western edge of the Sahara Desert looks like another world. Its abundance of red-tinged sand turns into a sea of dunes that ebb and flow with the wind, unabated by foliage ...

A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj ...

Its horned appearance helps it blend into the desert sand. The Desert Monitor lizard is large and aggressive. Although not venomous, its sharp claws and teeth can cause significant injury.

The rebel commander, his face hidden behind a dark turban, leads the way over the soft sand ... drug smuggling in the Sahara, they needed to enlist the Tuareg. "The desert has no secrets from ...

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco. In desert communities frequented ... have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts.

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