Encased in the verdant oasis, the caravan town of Zagora ... as a means of exploring Morocco's desolate southern dunes and the Sahara Desert. Find a guide wrapped in an indigo tagelmust (or ...

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

The name of these particular sand dunes is Erg Chebbi. Merzouga is a town right on the edge of Erg Chebbi, and most Sahara ...

A vast expanse of towering sand dunes? The occasional oasis, perhaps ... the world’s largest hot desert isn’t actually sandy at all. Just 25 percent of the Sahara’s surface is covered ...

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth ... Chad and Sudan - and has a mix of landscapes that go far beyond endless sand dunes. In fact, only a quarter of the Sahara is made up ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of ...

Located in Egypt 's Western Desert, Siwa Oasis is famous for its rich history and cultural significance. Home to ancient ...

THERE'S a little-known beach in Italy that looks like the Sahara Desert. With huge golden sands, dunes and beautiful blue waters, it's one of the most beautiful places to go on holiday ...

Aridification, when a region becomes gradually and increasingly drier, turned the once lush oasis into the Sahara desert known today. Using genomic analysis, the researchers found that the North ...

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 ...

A view from the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya ...