During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands ...

Scientists have uncovered a lost 5,000-year-old civilization buried beneath the sands, rewriting the history of the region.

Suddenly the empty desert is filled with writhing, gyrating bodies, beautifully yet truthfully shot by DP Maruo Herce, their old tattoos and sunburnt scars, their braids and studs and ragged tees ...

(credit: REUTERS/YAMAM AL SHAAR) This can be accomplished by making the empty desert bloom and creating a “Desert Riviera” that would attract new populations, bring in tourists, and ...

The photos below capture the desperation of people with nowhere to go, the absence of infrastructure to help them, the desolation of the empty desert. Most of the people in Tiné and nearby towns ...

Christian monasticism began in the Egyptian desert: in the 4th century, St Anthony – later known as the "father of all monks" – went there to live in an empty tomb, and was tempted by the devil.

What happens when humans leave? The wild returns—with a vengeance! From abandoned mining towns to empty desert outposts, animals are reclaiming what was once theirs…#GhostTownsGoneWild # ...

Many commenters are fascinated by these videos because of the unsettling feeling that the empty desert evokes—especially at night—drawing on fears of cryptids like skinwalkers or serial ...

The southern and coastal regions are virtually uninhabited. The country is also full of otherworldly desert landscapes and wildlife that has adapted to some of the harshest conditions on the planet.

barren desert,” Michael Petraglia, a researcher on the study, said in the press release. “This is confirmed by abundant archaeological evidence found in the Empty Quarter and along its ancient ...

A bedouin camel trader wanders into the desert of the Empty Quarter, a desert that spans the Arabian Peninsula. While scientists think a green savannah may have allowed humans to easily cross the ...