Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

rocky valley. In fact, the Sahara is home to around 90 major oases. However, given how big the Sahara is, these oases are actually few and far between. The bulk of the desert instead consists of ...

A layer of sand skims Morocco's Draa Valley as the scorching winds carry it over the Sahara Desert's amber dunes. Although the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, it is also home to the Draa ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

The study provides critical new insights into the African Humid Period, a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago when the Sahara desert was a green savanna, rich in water bodies that facilitated ...

Join presenter, Chioma, for an introduction to the physical geography of the continent of Africa, from the Sahara Desert in ...