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On the hunt for meteorites in the far reaches of the Sahara
Of the few space rocks that fall to Earth, most end up in the ocean. The rest mostly go unnoticed, blending in with other stones. But in the Mauritanian desert, herders have learned what to look ...
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage, study says
She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at [email protected] The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago ...
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50,000-year-old unknown human lineage yields genetic clues to Sahara’s earliest people
This significant discovery has illuminated the Sahara Desert in our quest to find our human origins. An interdisciplinary team from the Max Planck Institute, the University of Florence ...
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Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of ...
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Greenery booms after a year’s worth of rain hits Australian Outback
Portions of the arid Australian Outback saw more than a year’s worth of rain in just a week at the end of March 2025, ...