The Sahara Desert — one of the driest places on the planet, where rain is practically unheard of at this time of year — is about to experience an exceptionally rare deluge. Computer models ...

Here’s what we know about the Sahara Desert. Probably the first thing worth knowing is that the Sahara is not, in actuality, the biggest desert on the planet. At their most basic, deserts are defined ...

When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square kilometers, it ranks as the largest hot desert on our planet. To give you a sense of scale ...

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Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of plant life popping up all over the Sahara Desert after an extratropical cyclone drenched a large swath of northwestern Africa on Sept. 7 and Sept.

The Sahara Desert has grown by nearly 10 percent since 1920. This shows a pressing environmental issue affecting the area. It ...

This rock art is an important record of the past environmental conditions that prevailed in the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert. These images depict a period approximately 6,000–11,000 ...

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.

She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at cara.tabachnick@cbsinteractive.com The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago ...

Out in the Sahara Desert, in one of the most inhospitable environments imaginable, a natural solution to the climate crisis is growing ­– and at a rapid rate. London-based startup Brilliant ...

This rock art is an important record of the past environmental conditions that prevailed in the Sahara, the world’s largest hot desert. These images depict a period approximately 6,000-11,000 ...

April 4 (Reuters) - The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to ...