Senior U.N. officials war that terrorist activity is surging in Africa’s volatile Sahel region,, and it's making life more difficult and dangerous for women and girls.

According to the World Atlas of Desertification (WAD), deserts, defined as hyper-arid zones with minimal rainfall, make up ...

Beneath the endless dunes of the Sahara Desert lies a world full of ancient mysteries, lost civilizations, and hidden ...

The Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, is often viewed as an inhospitable and barren landscape. Yet, in the ...

How to dig up 55 tons of dinosaur bones from the world’s fiercest desert Inside the boldest fossil hunt ever attempted.

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River ...

Meteorites found in the Sahara Desert might be pieces of Mercury that broke off as the result of a collision when the Solar System was still forming. The meteorites had many parallels to the ...