Scientists studied sediments and landforms in the region to determine where these floods were coming from. They concluded that the wet periods that contributed to filling the anci ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Soar over the Rub' al Khali in the United Arab Emirates, also known as the "Empty Quarter," the world’s largest uninterrupted sand desert. Witness breathtaking aerial footage as the drone glides ...

The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...

Khali—known as “The Empty Quarter”—has been synonymous with extreme aridity, endless dunes, and a relentless climate that makes this vast expanse in the southern Arabian Peninsula one of the most ...

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...

The Arabian Desert, known today as one of the driest places on Earth, was once full of lakes, rivers, and green landscapes.

Uruq Bani Ma'arid is situated at the western edge of Ar-Rub' al-Khali, known to be the largest continuous sand sea on Earth. The property’s hyper-arid desert represents iconic wilderness of Arabia and ...

The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula ... perturbations and human migrations, written in rocks and landscapes, is fundamental to understanding and ...