Saharan sand contains radioactive isotopes of plutonium and cesium that can be transported from the great African desert to ...

The Sahara is, perhaps, one of the most mysterious places on the planet. Not only is it the world's largest hot desert, but it's also a place that used to be much different! Around 5,000 years ago the ...

A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj ...

Red and as fine as dust, the Sahara’s sand looks just like cinnamon but mysteriously holds its shape as dunes — solid but constantly shifting as it magically defies the laws of physics.

In the southwest part of Libya, a region called Fezzan is the beating heart of the Sahara, an inaccessible place full of sand seas, wadis, mountains, plateaus, oases, and mystery. Between 500 B.C ...

Finding these intriguing little things seemed a daunting prospect as we set out into the vastness of the Sahara Desert. Yet with hundreds and hundreds of miles of golden sand stretching out before ...