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

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

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

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

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

According to genomic analyses, the Takarkori rock shelter women came from a unique North African lineage that diverged from ...

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

Turns out, however, that a surprising proportion of the world’s largest hot desert isn’t actually sandy at all. Just 25 percent of the Sahara’s surface is covered by sand. We say “just ...

The Sahara Desert holds more than just sand. Discover the ancient rivers, lost cities, and hidden treasures buried beneath its surface. Trump Expels Hundreds Under Enemies Act as Court Rebukes Law ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

A Yorkshire man who is set to attempt what has been dubbed "the toughest foot race on earth" said he was doing it to raise ...