Have you ever stood in a barren desert, feeling the world fall silent, only to hear a haunting, unearthly melody rising from the dunes? This isn’t a mirage or a trick of the mind. In some of the world ...

The top 5 largest deserts in the world aren't just hot and humid; rather, two out of the five have extreme cold situations ...

The Mauritania iron ore train has been running since 1963. It was built not for people, but for purpose — to carry wealth ...

It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

Sicarius Hahni is a tiny but deadly spider that lives in arid, desert regions. Learn more about this sand spider and why it buries itself.

Deep in the heart of the Sahara Desert, scientists have discovered something that defies all logic — an ancient whale ...

Dromedary camels walk through sand dunes in the Arabian Desert near Margham ... and showed that Arabia—and likely the Sahara and the eastern deserts—had been humid for long periods.

Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

However, the genetic evidence presented by these mummies suggests that pastoralism, at least in the Green Sahara, may have spread not through migration but through the exchange of practices and ideas ...

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

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a ...