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

It’s nicknamed La Rouge (‘the red’) for its ochre-red mud-brick buildings — a colour some locals believe represents blood, and by extension their sense of belonging in the desert.

Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient ...

When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out ... comparable to standing at the base of a 60-story building. Such towering formations captivate with their beauty ...

Remi Benali / Corbis The Sahara is expanding southward at a rate of 30 miles per year—and part of the desert's recently ... narrow paths between decrepit buildings, in the courtyards of ...

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 United ...

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 ...

The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human lineage, a new study has found. Researchers from Germany's Max Planck ...