A spirited 15-minute bidding war between online and phone participants ultimately landed the ultra-rare specimen with an ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

The Sahara wasn’t always a desert—14,000 years ago, it was alive with rivers, people, and wildlife. Now, new evidence is uncovering a lost chapter of human history.

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

THE Sahara, comparable in size to the United States, is essentially a land of minerals. Plants, animals and men, all live there artificially. The vast spaces, the heat, the lack of water and ...

The UK has joined other European countries in endorsing Morocco's position in the Western Sahara conflict. Algeria and the independence-seeking Polisario are losing out.

In a major foreign policy shift with wide regional implications, the UK has thrown its weight behind Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, risking diplomatic friction with Algeria.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy has declared the UK’s support for Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, marking a significant diplomatic shift likely to anger Algeria.

Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space travel, and more.

The Sahara Desert Isn’t As Sandy As You Think It Is The movies make it seem like an endless sea of sand dunes, but that's not actually the case.