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

The hills of Taif, Saudi Arabia, turn pink in spring with the blooming of roses used for perfume. But erratic weather is ...

Based on a climatic record from desert speleothems, researchers show recurrent humid intervals in the central Arabian interior over the past 8 million years. (Paul Breeze/The Green Arabia Project) (CN ...

The picture shows a cave in the north of Saudi Arabia. The Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced repeated wetter periods over the past eight million years. Wetter conditions favoured the exchange of ...

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Arabia's current desert landscape was once marked by periods of high rainfall, forming lakes and rivers around 9,000 years ago. An ancient lake, estimated at ...

The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographic barriers on Earth, hindering the dispersal of animals between Africa and Eurasia, and is at least eleven million years old. How did ...