Joe examines an ambitious climate intervention—transforming the Sahara Desert with 4 trillion solar panels and hundreds of ...

Between 14,800 and 5,500 years ago, during the so-called African Humid Period, the Sahara was not the desert we know today. It was a green expanse of land, with numerous plants and ...

Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

When people hear the word “desert”, they think of scorching heat, an extremely hot atmosphere, and unbearable temperatures ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Today, the Sahara Desert is a hot and dry belt of sand stretching across much of northern Africa. But between 15,000 and 5,000 years ago it would have been full of rivers, plants and people. New ...

“For many Canadians, the winters can feel everlasting. The moment a glimpse of warmer days come along, Canadians are eagerly ...

Not every animal you see lives on land. Some dwell or spend most of their day underground. These animals can be found across continents including deserts and the Arctic. For these animals, living ...

For many years, scientists had had difficulties studying migration in insects because of their size and experts’ inability to track their movement thanks to technological limitations. But a boom in ...