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Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...
Saudi Arabia's vast desert was once a lush, green paradise
A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
April 4 (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 ...
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Ancient human DNA from north Africa reveals hidden history of the Sahara
The researchers managed to extract DNA from the teeth and bones from two of the burials. They found that as humans migrated ...
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DNA Reveals Origins of 7,000-Year-Old Mummies from when Sahara was Green
Scientists are studying the origins of the inhabitants of the 'green Sahara' through the DNA of two female mummies.
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Lemnos: The Greek Island Home to Europe’s Only Desert
The rugged and beautiful Greek island of Lemnos is home to a desert in the Gomati area, to the island's north.
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage, study says
She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at [email protected] The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago ...
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human lineage, a new study has found. Researchers from Germany's Max Planck ...