A group of scientists have published a paper describing two meteorites that were found in the Sahara Desert. They believe the meteorites were from Mercury.

This Sahara photo is only one of the first photos picked up by the satellite, the rest beingshots of Europe. Contact the author at [email protected]. Image credit: Copernicus data (2015)/ESA.

The Sahara closed at 2 p.m. today. Here’s how it looked through my point-and-shoot. I wasn’t the only one. There were tears, but there were more cameras than tears. And there was a lot of this ...

The area known as "the gateway to the desert" was covered with snow over the weekend, and some of it was captured on Instagram.

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

For Houstonians begging for snowfall on Christmas, the Sahara desert might serve as a source of inspiration. For the first time in nearly 40 years, snow hit the sandy dunes of the Sahara desert ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

Photos of Freak Snowfall in the Sahara Look Unreal. By George Dvorsky Published December 20, 2016 ... The Algerian town of Ain Sefra is known as the Gateway to the Sahara, ...

Satellite photo shows snow in Sahara for first time in 40 years 'Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the desert' says photographer, in hot, dry town where snow almost never falls ...

A Tuareg woman with a painted face attends the 'Cure Salee' festival in Ingal, Niger, Sept. 17, 2011. Tuareg, Niger's nomads, have held the three-day-long event for centuries to mark the end of ...

More than a foot of snow fell Sunday on the Sahara, shrouding the orange and red landscape in hues of white. The rare scene didn't last long. Luckily, some local photographers had their cameras ready.