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A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.
New research reveals that the Arabian Peninsula wasn't always the barren landscape we see today, but rather cycled through ...
Mineral deposits in limestone caves in Saudi Arabia show that the now arid Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced increased ...
The Arabian Desert: Rub' al Khali and Beyond 33 million ... from the frigid reaches of the Antarctic to the scorching sands of the Sahara, is a testimony to the incredible diversity of our ...
Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...
Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.
One of the planet's largest, driest biogeographic barriers was once lush with rivers and lakes for 8 million years, which encouraged the movements of water-dependent animals and indicates the ...
The Saudi Arabian meteorology center has issued severe ... is usually melted early the following day. In 2022, the Sahara desert was left with mesmerising patterns of snow across its sand dunes ...
The rugged and beautiful Greek island of Lemnos is home to a desert in the Gomati area, to the island's north.
Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last eight ...
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 ...