It changes color from pink to shades of deep red with the passage of the sun. I brought some Sahara sand home and have it in a perfume bottle on my desk to remind me of my short time among the dunes.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more ...

This dromedary, the correct name for the one-humped camels of Morocco, is perfectly suited for desert travel with fat two-toed hooves that don’t sink into the ever-shifting sands of the Sahara.

Africa is one of the best continents for arid escapes with surreal landscapes like Namibia’s Sossusvlei, the “Star Wars” scenes of Tunisia and the Sahara iron ore train of Mauritania.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than ...

Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end. Every June and ...

A vehicle transports tourists on sand dunes next to a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo) ...

Africa is one of the best continents for arid escapes with surreal landscapes like Namibia’s Sossusvlei, the “Star Wars” scenes of Tunisia and the Sahara iron ore train of Mauritania.

Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end.

A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo) 31,228 people played the daily ...

A vehicle transports tourists on sand dunes next to a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo) ...