Some of the world's tallest sand dunes are located in the Sahara Desert. These dunes typically feature multiple ridges spreading out like the arms or tips of a star. Despite their prominence ...

A woman is taking on a five-day trek across the Sahara Desert in memory of her mother, who died after living with dementia ...

I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take ... motorized travel in the Libyan Desert in the 1920s and ’30s.

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

Fennec Foxes are the quintessential desert ... As night fell over the Sahara, temperatures plummeted to below zero and I was surprised to wake up and find a blanket of frost covering the sand.

The Sahara Desert is one of the most fascinating and extreme places on Earth! It’s the largest hot desert in the world, covering vast landscapes of sand, rock and even mountains. Despite its tough ...

We flew from Beijing to Lanzhou and then drove to a town near the edge of the desert to meet our camel team. We camped in the sand the last night before setting off into the dunes. I didn’t ...

Mary-Joy Albutt trained on the Maspalomas Sand Dunes in Gran Canaria to prepare for the trek A woman is taking on a five-day trek across the Sahara ... for the desert nights, where conditions ...