Thousands of years ago, the Sahara Desert was not a dry land; it had rivers, lakes, and lush grasslands. This period is known as the African Humid Period.

The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, ... "Our findings suggest that while early North African populations were largely isolated, ...

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

The before-and-after photos included satellite images of the Sahara Desert, known as the world's largest hot desert, taken in 2023 and 2024. In the first photo, the terrain is mostly dry.

Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of plant life popping up all over the Sahara Desert after an extratropical cyclone drenched a large swath of northwestern Africa on Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.

An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up by the Sahara Desert. 20:00, Sat, Mar 8, 2025 Africa’s mega-project to ...

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 ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...