The Sahara Desert might look like an endless sea of sand, but it's hiding some of the most mind-blowing secrets under its surface! 🌵 Scientists have uncovered the bones of ancient whales—yes, ...

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

As Europe shifts more and more toward solar energy to meet climate goals and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...