Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin secured $13.5 billion in Pentagon contracts, enhancing space missions. The Sahara Desert, once ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin secure major Pentagon contracts for satellite missions. Sahara's green past ...

In this pioneering study, researchers analyzed 7,500-year-old African women and found a whole new human lineage.

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

Back in October 2024, an extratropical cyclone is thought to have dropped a year's worth of rain on the northwest Sahara in the space of just two days. This caused flooding in the desert for the ...

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Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green, Was Home to Mysterious Human Lineage By Will Dunham (Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of ...

The Takarkori rock shelter, an archaeological site in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains, offers a glimpse into the Sahara Desert's greener past. - Archaeological Mission in the Sahara/Sapienza ...