In the heart of the Sahara Desert, where endless dunes meet rocky plateaus, an unexpected refuge exists: the Guelta of Matmata in Mauritania. This remote oasis is home to one of the last groups of ...

While it still wasn’t a tropical oasis, it had much more water than you’d find there today. So how did the Sahara go from a savanna to a desert? As strange as it sounds, it is a normal cycle.

An extreme onslaught of rain in Morocco — about a year’s worth in two days — brought desperately needed water to some of the ...

Like every ecosystem on Earth, the Sahara is a beautiful and delicate balance of nature. Desert ecosystems host ... production threatens the last green oasis. Above all, the prospect of severe ...

Many migrants make the treacherous journey in the hope of a better life in Europe Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger ...

Sat between between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert of the Sahara, Siwa Oasis has long been a source of intrigue for visitors and drew ancient civilisations ...

The 56th edition of the prestigious International Sahara Festival has opened in Douz, an oasis 500 km south of ... sporting events at the gateway to the desert. Festival-goers marvel at the ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts. Houssine Youabeb is the ...

Sarah Dawson and a team of 20 fundraisers walked 100km (62 miles) across the Sahara Desert A veterinary nurse ... on the way then you could be in a mini oasis with palm trees as far as you could ...