Researchers believe rainfall and flooding changed the landscape of the arid desert to a green area some 8,000 years ago.

An area logistically more dangerous to cross than Antarctica, given that helicopters cannot operate over significant ...

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

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 ...

The Empty Quarter (Rub' al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula ... Arabia -- it dominates the Arabian Peninsula, with dunes towering up to 250 meters. Yet, this vast arid expanse ...

As the largest uninterrupted sand mass in the world ... Both of these resorts sit surrounded by the Empty Quarter dunes, and both offer a variety of desert excursion options for guests.

Kayak among mangroves, spy cheetahs and turtles, zoom around dunes and explore ancient ... Yas Island or escape to the serene desert landscape of the Empty Quarter. Abu Dhabi boasts many miles ...

An international team including UNIGE reveals that the Arabian Peninsula desert once hosted a vast lake and rivers, which ...