Viewed from space, the western edge of the Sahara Desert looks like another world. Its abundance of red-tinged sand turns into a sea of dunes that ebb and flow with the wind, unabated by foliage ...

The Sahara is often thought of as the driest desert in the world, but there is in fact a desert that is even older and more ...

Dead Vlei, a white clay pan situated near the famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, is in fact the world’s oldest desert. Located in ...

The video showed dunes blanketed in fresh snow ... which have seen recent snowfall deficits. The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, after ...

Chance discoveries while traveling give another dimension to what’s been planned and researched. So often it’s the unexpected things that are best remembered and inspire a return visit. In 2024, I had ...

One of the world’s driest places got a frosty makeover. Check out how the Sahara desert dunes were streaked with ice and why it’s not as uncommon as it sounds.

In the heart of the Sahara Desert, where endless dunes meet rocky plateaus, an unexpected refuge exists: the Guelta of Matmata in Mauritania. This remote oasis is home to one of the last groups of ...

Gran Canaria is the third-largest of the Canary Islands and boasts high temperatures of 22C in February, making it the ideal ...

I brought some Sahara sand home and have it in a perfume bottle on my desk to remind me of my short time among the dunes. It’s the desert base camp to which I wish to return in Morocco.

The video showed dunes blanketed in fresh snow ... Ain Sefra is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Sahara" because it sits at an elevation of about 3,600 feet, between the vast Saharan Desert ...