Lush greenery is as unexpected in the Sahara as it is in Antarctica. Yet both were once home to more temperate ecosystems. Unlike the jungles of Antarctica, which froze away many millions of years ago ...

A pioneering study discovered a previously unknown human lineage in Africa that dates back 50,000 years when modern human lineages started spreading outside Africa. This significant discovery has ...

(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the ...

Residents of modern megacities are accustomed to the uninterrupted water supply to their apartments. In such comfortable ...

Western Sahara is a territory pending decolonization in northwest Africa . An former Spanish colony, it is the territory of ...

Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan has taken flak for filming scenes for an epic reimagining of Homer’s “The Odyssey” in Western Sahara, a territory occupied by Morocco. Activists warn that ...

Christopher Nolan is facing criticism for filming parts of his upcoming “The Odyssey” in the Western Sahara, 70% of which is occupied by Morocco. The director recently spent four days filming in the ...

The situation in Gaza is unsustainable, turning the evacuation of Gazans into a humanitarian and security imperative. The ...