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 arid, with some parts receiving absolutely no rain at all for 200 million ye ...

Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ...

A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj volcanic field interspersed with patches of golden sand.

Jordan’s Sahara Forest project (SFP), which has been running since December 2012 with the aim of transforming desert spaces into vegetated areas, was inaugurated on September 7 by the Prince of ...

Finding these intriguing little things seemed a daunting prospect as we set out into the vastness of the Sahara Desert. Yet with hundreds and hundreds of miles of golden sand stretching out before ...

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts. Houssine Youabeb is the ...