In Western Sahara, a small green revolution is being led by women in the harshest of conditions. Their goal: to build a network of gardens in the desert.

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth’s most arid and desolate ... During a period from about 14,500 to 5,000 years ago, it was a lush green savannah rich in bodies of water and teeming with life.

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 ... occasionally being pursued by bands ...

Moist air was drawn further north into the Sahara, which turned the desert into a green savannah, filled with trees and dotted ... the human remains in this site were exceptionally well preserved, ...

Launched in 2007 by the African Union, the Great Green Wall was originally an attempt to halt the desert in its tracks. The Sahara Desert has long been expanding, and the Sahel region has been ...

An archaeology breakthrough has been made after a previously unknown human lineage that lived in the "green Sahara" in Africa was discovered through two 7,000-year-old mummies. DNA revealed the ...

The analysis of the Old DNA dated 7000 years back found in the Sahara is evidence of the existence of a lush green habitat of savannah in the Sahara desert, signaling the African humid period ...

Tripoli, Apr. 7 (BNA): The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places ... During a period from about 14,500 to 5,000 years ago, it was a lush green savannah rich in bodies of water ...