Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient ...

Journey into the heart of the Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, where extreme heat and unforgiving conditions ...

Diving deeper, we explore some of the world's desert regions and highlight what we consider to be some of the most breathtaking landscapes.

A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...

URUMQI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Scientists from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are working to help African ...

But the southeastern town near the border with Mali is vulnerable to the ravages of the Sahara's extreme ... ministry. More plants and trees used to grow in the desert, Boubacar Diop, head of ...

The burgeoning dam dispute between Morocco and Algeria is hardly unique: Climate change is exacerbating water conflicts around the world.

A Sahara Desert cloud of dust is moving over the Atlantic ... high winds (which could cause property damage or fallen trees) and poor air quality as fine dust particles float in the air.

But the southeastern town near the border with Mali is vulnerable to the ravages of the Sahara's extreme ... ministry. More plants and trees used to grow in the desert, Boubacar Diop, head of ...

Standing atop a small dune deep in the Sahara Desert, a team of scientists stared ... a type of rock formed around the roots of reeds and other plants. This created a protective crust that kept ...