A vast waterless sea where life claws for purchase in the shifting sands. But it wasn't always that way, and it won't be ...

Paul Miller, expert climatologist with Louisiana State University, explained what Saharan dust is, how a recent plume could ...

I will take on the scorching heat, towering dunes, and rugged gorges of the vast Sahara Desert—all in support of Crisis, the ...

Saharan dust is expected to blow across the Atlantic Ocean and reach Louisiana. How will the dust impact hurricane season?

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the ...

Desert locust mothers provide hatchlings with yolk reserves as survival "lunchboxes" during drought conditions.

The dust causes hazy skies and colorful sunrises and sunsets, but can also lead to a trip to the hospital for some folks.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blanketing most of the Caribbean in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. Experts say the cloud extends ...

The yearly summer phenomenon known as the Saharan Air Layer is making its way into the Gulf of Alabama. Here's what to expect ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert.

A wide swath of eastern Morocco is part of the Sahara Desert ... giving travelers a glimpse of life in the desert: the sunrise, the sunset, the bonfire, the stories — even the music favored ...

“The life of nomads is very simple and healthy ... The rest of the country is the Sahara Desert with lunar and volcanic landscapes, stony plains and ergs (“fields” of sand dunes).