When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...
Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under ...
The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study conducted by University of Maryland researchers. This represents roughly an area the size of South Dakota being ...
AKDIM IZIK, Western Sahara (Reuters) - Here are some key facts on the dispute over Western Sahara, a tract of desert the size of Britain. * WHAT IS THE DISPUTE? -- Western Sahara, a sparsely-populated ...