This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

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Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether ...

Exploring nature's wonders across continents gives you a rare glimpse of the planet's diverse landscapes and ecosystems ...

Two years after making that journey, Bauer founded the Marathon des Sables (often referred to as MdS in endurance running ...

Sheer drama. That's what the Great Sand Dunes are. Starkly beautiful desert dunes set against a backdrop of pretty, ...

Four incredible African destinations earned a spot on TimeOut’s list of the 44 most beautiful places in the world, proving ...

I wasn’t looking forward to driving the Land Rover Defender Octa for many of the reasons you’re probably thinking of right now. Add bellowing torque to a clumpy 4x4, throw in wide tyres and ...