it portrays seventh-century life in the desert, with sweeping overhead shots, charging armies on horseback, and massive flotillas. "Muawiya" was a ratings hit, but behind the dazzling visuals, it had ...

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

Saudi Arabia breaks ground on the world’s largest artificial river, transforming desert into fertile land #desertmegaproject ...

New research reveals that the Arabian Peninsula wasn't always the barren landscape we see today, but rather cycled through ...

The picture shows a cave in the north of Saudi Arabia. The Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced repeated wetter periods over the past eight million years. Wetter conditions favoured the exchange of ...

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

One of the planet's largest, driest biogeographic barriers was once lush with rivers and lakes for 8 million years, which encouraged the movements of water-dependent animals and indicates the ...