Africa is unique, spanning all four hemispheres. It is the second-largest continent, rich in wildlife and diverse cultures.

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

Legislation designating the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization would send a strong signal as the regional ...

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but an unusual shift in the weather pattern has caused storms to move where they typically wouldn’t.

Parts of the Sahara Desert are turning green amid an influx of heavy rainfall Flora tends to sprout quickly once the typically dry landscape gets water.

The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across ...

Dust from the Saharan Desert will drift across Alabama this weekend! Find out more about the Saharan Air Layer and what it ...

The Sahara spans over 3.5 million square miles across North Africa and is a large source for mineral dust that gets picked up by winds across the desert. Sometimes, this dust can actually reach us ...

A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...