The Sahara may look empty, but its harsh climate, vanishing water, shifting sands, and turbulent history explain why life there is so rare and why this vast desert remains one of the most unique ...

The Sahara today is shorthand for desolation, a vast belt of sand and rock that helps define the climate of an entire ...

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The ...

The Sahara has withstood numerous projects aimed at halting its expansion. A solution based on the shape of the land has ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the most hostile environments on the planet because it combines several physical extremes at the ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more ...

One footballer tells The Athletic about his dream that Western Sahara could one day feature as a nation on the game's global ...