Sabah, Libya, is an oasis town at the northern edge of the Sahara Desert. To stand at the edge of the town and look southward into the desert toward Niger is forbidding. The sand stretches past ...

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world. Satellites recently ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Odds are, if you venture to the Sahara Desert you already have a sense of adventure. You are also likely prepared for the scorching sun and ...

The Garamantian Empire survived in the extreme conditions of the Sahara Desert for hundreds of years using a unique tunnel system for moving water, according to new research. Photo from Carlos Leret, ...

The Sahara Desert — one of the driest places on the planet, where rain is practically unheard of at this time of year — is about to experience an exceptionally rare deluge. Computer models show the ...

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