sahara desert
The enigma that is Egypt
The writer ventures into this ancient land and finds that the deeper you delve, the more you know how little you know.
Giant dust particles from Sahara Desert found 3500 kms away in the Caribbean
According to stunned researchers, this means that global climate models may have to be rethought.
Dinosaur discovered in Egypt found to have European connection
It is believed Africa's dinosaurs were isolated from cousins on other continents by the time their heyday was brought to an abrupt end.
Runversation: Running the Sahara
Marathon of Sands is a 250-km race across the Sahara that happens in Morocco each year.
Human activities created Sahara Desert: study
The desertification of the Sahara has long been a target for scientists trying to understand climate and ecological tipping points.
6,000 years ago, Sahara was a grassland: study
Shifts in the world's weather patterns abruptly transformed the vegetated region into some of the driest land on the Earth.
20 kids die of thirst in Sahara desert
Thirty-four people, including five men, nine women and 20 children died trying to cross the desert.