A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...

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That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of trees and rivers and home to megafauna such as hippos and elephants.

People believe that this is because of the powerful magnetic field. Located in Turmenistan's Karakum Desert, is the Darvaza gas crater - which is also called the Gates Of Hell. It has been burning ...

A view from the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya ...