The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help ...

Hidden in the golden sands of the Sahara Desert lies a geological marvel that has captured the attention of astronauts and ...

Located approximately 8 miles northwest of Guérou in southern Mauritania, these black mesas rise steeply from the surrounding plains, reaching heights of 1,000 to 1,300 feet. Composed of sandstone, ...

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The ...

Animals can adapt to any environment – even a sandy, arid landscape like the Sahara Desert. The vast stretches of sand dunes, ...

Stunning concentric rings in Libya's Sahara Desert, Jabal Arkanū, were formed by ancient volcanic activity and millions of ...

(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 China or the ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

Scientists have cast new light on the age of the Sahara—the largest hot desert in the world, which spans a vast swathe of the African continent. The desert's age has been a topic of contention for ...

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years ...

FOUR friends completed a gruelling trek across the Sahara Desert to raise more than £6,500 for hospice care across south Essex. The group spent four days crossing the Moroccan sands to raise money for ...