A new diorama showing a slice of prehistoric time is on display in the Museum of Geosciences on the Virginia Tech campus.

On the eastern edge of the Sahara Desert, researchers found a mysterious stone circle. It’s kind of like Africa’s version of ...

However, the genetic evidence presented by these mummies suggests that pastoralism, at least in the Green Sahara, may have spread not through migration but through the exchange of practices and ideas ...

A Newport grandfather in his seventies has completed a 100km trek across the Sahara Desert in memory of his great grandson. At just five months old, Harley Hollylee-Steward was diagnosed with ...

In many ways, the story of Mauro Prosperi, an Italian pentathlete who got lost in the Saharan Desert, is one of how to survive extraordinary challenges and overcome the odds. In fact, the odds are ...

The fascinating North African beings are thought to have roamed the Sahara Desert thousands of years ago. Their genetic makeup was shockingly different to what scientists usually expect to find ...

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 ...

An archaeology breakthrough has been made after a previously unknown human lineage that lived in the "green Sahara" in Africa was discovered through two 7,000-year-old mummies. DNA revealed the ...

For thousands of years, the Sahara was more than just a desert: it was a thriving land of lakes, grasslands, and human life. Now, DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummies has revealed a truth: a lost human ...

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept sand dunes on Earth, experienced recurring periods of humidity millions of years ago, researchers report April 9 in Nature. The study may ...

In a video seen by SaharaReporters, the women, mostly elderly, appeared half-naked as they marched through the community with mournful chants, lamenting the incessant attacks, kidnappings, and ...

(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 ...