“The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographical barriers on Earth, impeding dispersals between Africa and Eurasia, including movements of past hominins,” write the ...

A new study posits that the vast, arid landscape of the Arabian desert once fostered grasslands and savannahs and featured a giant lake. (Wikipedia pic) One of the world’s largest deserts was ...

Recent research suggested the so-called Empty Quarter, the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, had been in place for at least 11 million years, making it one of the largest biogeographic barriers on ...

Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last eight million years. Dripstones reveal: The Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced ...

The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographic barriers on Earth, limiting the dispersal of early humans and animals between Africa and Eurasia. Recent research suggested the desert had ...

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept sand dunes on Earth, experienced recurring periods of humidity millions of years ago, researchers report April 9 in Nature. The study may ...

Based on a climatic record from desert speleothems, researchers show recurrent humid intervals in the central Arabian interior over the past 8 million years. (Paul Breeze/The Green Arabia Project) (CN ...

Scientists managed to reconstruct the ancient landscape of the Rub’ al-Khali, providing evidence of the existence of an extinct hydrographic network and a large lake that transformed this desert into ...

Dubai’s desert offers a thrilling contrast to its cityscape—think towering dunes, golden sands, and heart-pounding adventures. Just outside the city, you’ll find the Arabian Desert, a natural ...