Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage, study says
Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...
Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...
Ancient lakes and rivers unearthed in Arabia's vast desert
The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...
Unknown human lineage lived in 'Green Sahara' 7,000 years ago, ancient DNA reveals
Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...
Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...
Once Lush Sahara Was Home to a Surprisingly Unique Group of Humans
Max Planck Institute evolutionary anthropologist Nada Salem and colleagues sequenced the ancient DNA of two female ...
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Lakes in the Sahara? Rare Storms Just Made It Happen
New research has uncovered how powerful storms occasionally drench parts of theSahara Desert, forming short-lived lakes and ...
New Research Redraws Sahara’s Climate History Using a Vanishing Lake
New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...
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World's largest hot desert was once green, filled with rivers and lakes; everything changed due to...
It was once filled with rivers, lakes, and grasslands, supporting wildlife and human settlements. Shivam Verma Updated : Mar 22, 2025, 11:04 PM IST The Sahara Desert, famous for its vast stretches of ...
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Welcome to Algeria: Tea in the capital city and bread baked in the Saharan desert
It takes two hours and 15 minutes to fly from Algiers to Djanet, Algeria, a tiny town in the Sahara Desert. By the time we landed, late at night, we had covered roughly the same distance from ...
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On the trail of myths and mirages, deep in the Egyptian desert
The Sahara has had many incarnations ... cracked like a frozen lake. When night fell, moonlight illuminated the desert floor and it glittered with ancient sea shells. Muhammad was disappointed ...