With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study analyzing stalagmites from caves in southern Morocco has revealed that between ...

A massive circular structure in the Sahara Desert has puzzled ... The experts also say that the formation provides insight into Earth’s history. Its exposed rock layers date back hundreds ...

The Sahara desert in its present ... During their examination, researchers spotted ancient rock artworks from 16 new sites in the middle of the Eastern Desert (also known as the Atbai).

We are careful to work with samples that are already broken from natural processes, e.g. by earthquakes or by rock fall within ... rainfall patterns in the Sahara Desert in the past.

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara ...