In search of evidence of ancient human existence, researchers traverse the inhospitable Namib desert
"People have claimed that the Namib Desert is the oldest desert and it's been like this for many millions of years. In ...
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An ancient lake supported human life in the Namib Sand Sea, say experts
The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia ... Age (made between about 300,000 years ago and 20,000 years ago), indicating that people ventured into this landscape ...
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Africa’s Super Park
We waited some more. The wind did its best to blow right through us. People who live in and near the Namib Desert speak of two winds: the east wind that blows in from the Kalahari, gaining ...
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How the Namib desert beetle could help solve our water crisis
Two-thirds of people on Earth face an extreme water shortage ... they make up for in fog, like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you ...
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Pia and Wild Nature – The Miraculous Creatures of the Namib Desert
Pia has traveled to the Namib Desert. Far away from civilization, she visits the Gobabeb Desert Research Station and learns amazing things about the miraculous creatures of the Namib Desert. First, ...
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Arne Schutte
Investigations into Saturday’s N$1-billion Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) robbery have revealed that one of the suspects allegedly misled the police, providing them with two fake Angolan names ...
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Web-Footed Gecko
Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert, their primary habitat. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop ...
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Deserts and Grasslands: What to expect
Nomadic people have moved with camels through this ... an ostrich family leave their nest in the searingly hot Namib desert. Over the course of a month, cameraman Ian Llewellyn gained the adult ...
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Local conservation
Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...
Shining Manhattan, vintage cars and endless sand: the pictures of the week
Warm colors dominate this week's images. From the desert to Thailand and Manhattan, our gallery photographers take you around the globe.
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Eye of the Desert
Michael Schober (Austria) reveals a precious waterhole inset like a green gem within the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. The emerald pool was invisible to Michael, who was on the ground. ‘Only when ...