Between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, a wobble in Earth’s orbit turned the Sahara into a lusher environment than it is today. It was the African Humid Period, during which ancient humans painted ...

Ubari, Libya is a surreal desert oasis where color-changing lakes shimmer amid Saharan dunes. Salt-rich, ancient, and ...

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 ...

Venture into the world’s most surreal and stunning destinations, where nature’s power and beauty create landscapes beyond imagination. Witness the shimmering Crescent Lake in China’s Gobi Desert, a ...