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

While the identity of the tunnel-makers remains elusive, one thing is clear—these million-year-old structures hold secrets ...

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

Stay in the some of the world’s most secluded, sandiest landscapes for a holiday to remember. Here are the world's best desert hotels ...

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

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

Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form.

W henever we think of the Sahara Desert, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of sand and extreme dryness. But do you know that the desert was not always this arid and ...

This period, known as the African Humid Period, proves that the desert has undergone drastic changes before. Ancient rock paintings and archaeological discoveries show that people and animals once ...

It takes two hours and 15 minutes to fly from Algiers to Djanet, Algeria, a tiny town in the Sahara Desert. By the time we landed, late at night, we had covered roughly the same distance from ...

Further on, in the White Desert, the Sahara suddenly became a world of limestone and soft white chalk, eroded into bizarre shapes — towers and pyramids and crescents, domes and pinnacles and ...