With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

The boundary has pushed farther north this year than is typical, making portions of the Sahara Desert two times to six times wetter than normal. "The Northern Hemisphere, as there is more land ...

the ruins of the oracle Temple crown a hill overlooking the oasis. Ride an iron ore train across the Sahara (Mauritania) Transporting iron ore from a remote mine in the Sahara Desert to the ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to ... occurs in northern hemisphere winter ...