A new study has revealed that two 7,000-year-old mummies found in the Sahara Desert belong to a previously unknown branch of ...

Sahara Las Vegas is turning 70, and it brought out balloons and champagne-filled flutes Friday evening to celebrate. The historic Strip hotel will be celebrating the milestone with promotional deals ...

(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 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 ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

In the heart of the Sahara, where the routes to Sudan and Libya cross, the Chadian city of Amdjarass has been transformed this week into an open-air celebration of desert culture. "I haven't got the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human ...

Yesterday, Algerians living in the Sahara Desert found themselves in a winter wonderland as up to 16 inches of snow covered the desert dunes. This rare event has occurred only three times in the past ...

A significant influx of Sahara dust is forecast to affect Greece, according to the national information hub for atmospheric composition.

Bright orange sand in the Sahara Desert was dusted in a layer of snow earlier this week after a strong polar front from the Mediterranean pushed past the Atlas Mountains near the coast of Algeria.

Scientists have cast new light on the age of the Sahara—the largest hot desert in the world, which spans a vast swathe of the African continent. The desert's age has been a topic of contention for ...