This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

The researchers managed to extract DNA from the teeth and bones from two of the burials. They found that as humans migrated ...

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

Locals showcase the preparation of traditional bread baked in hot sand, often called "sand bread" or "desert bread", during ...

A pioneering study discovered a previously unknown human lineage in Africa that dates back 50,000 years when modern human ...

THE MET Office has released a satellite image showing a cloud of Saharan dust particles hovering over the UK. Some may have ...

A new map published on social media by the Met Office shows a huge swathe of Saharan dust particles bound for the UK. If you ...

A satellite image of a cloud of Saharan dust particles hovering over the UK has been released by the Met Office. The national ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of ...

(CNN) — Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an ...