(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 ...

Rare snowfall has transformed the golden dunes of northern Algeria into a stunning winter landscape. Cold air from Europe ...

In a rare occurrence, heavy rainfall hit the Sahara Desert this month and was captured on satellite imagery showing the unusual weather conditions cast over one the driest regions on the planet. Parts ...

The dunes of the Sahara were whitened by a layer of snow on January 17, video from Ain Sefra in north Algeria shows.Video ...

Animals can adapt to any environment – even a sandy, arid landscape like the Sahara Desert. The vast stretches of sand dunes, rare oases, and rugged mountains are home to fennec foxes, scorpions, and, ...

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Julien Cooper receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Macquarie University. The hyper-arid desert of Eastern Sudan, the Atbai Desert, seems like an unlikely place to find evidence of ...