One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

Few lions remain in desert Africa (Photo courtesy Bush Warriors) NEW YORK, New York, December 5, 2013 (ENS) – The African lion has vanished from the Sahara desert, while cheetahs and gazelles are ...

Some parts of the Sahara Desert will see five times their average August and September rainfall. A few areas could experience rain for the first time on record in August or September. The Sahara ...

Scientists have uncovered 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara that appear to belong to a mysterious lineage unlike any seen before. Early findings suggest their DNA holds secrets that could rewrite ...

Countries in the Sahel region of Africa have made little progress on the "Great Green Wall," a 5,000-mile-long band of trees planned for the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Even where countries ...

More than 80 African migrants have been rescued from the Sahara desert after they were robbed and left to die by people they had paid to smuggle them to Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on ...

Africa's deserts offer some of the most exciting adventures for those looking to explore the continent's wild side ...

The Sahara Desert has grown by nearly 10 percent since 1920. This shows a pressing environmental issue affecting the area. It now covers about 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers), ...

(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 China or the ...

The Sahara desert plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. A study published in Nature examined the potential ...

The best time for dune bashing in Tunisia's Sahara is during cooler months, from October to April. During these months, ...

Many people have expressed their views on the Sahara. Few are intimately acquainted with the reality of its topography and its geography. “How can we consider this forgotten territory or this ...