With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

Of everything that we did in Morocco, spending a night in a Sahara desert luxury camp (aka going glamping in the Sahara) was ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ... deep in the Sahara Desert.

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back the Sahara Desert’s southward march. Yet years passed and progress was stalled ...

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.

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts. Houssine Youabeb is the ...

When Zhang first arrived in Mauritania in 2011, he was determined to transform this arid land into a flourishing green oasis ... have now taken root in the Sahara Desert. Between 2020 and 2024 ...