turned the once lush oasis into the Sahara desert known today. Continue reading Using genomic analysis, the researchers found that the North African lineage diverged from sub-Saharan African ...

An extreme onslaught of rain in Morocco — about a year’s worth in two days — brought desperately needed water to some of the Sahara desert ... The North African nation’s government ...

It’s nicknamed La Rouge (‘the red’) for its ochre-red mud-brick buildings — a colour some locals believe represents blood, and by extension their sense of belonging in the desert.

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ... deep in the Sahara Desert.

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx ... increases from July through September as the West African Monsoon kicks into gear. The phenomenon is marked by ...

turned the once lush oasis into the Sahara desert known today. Using genomic analysis, the researchers found that the North African lineage diverged from sub-Saharan African populations at about ...

At the end of a warmer and wetter climate stage called the African Humid Period, the Sahara transformed into the world's largest hot desert roughly around 3,000 BC. Members of our species Homo ...