The Sahara, the largest desert in the world, conceals beneath its sands massive deposits of fresh water. Just a few thousand years ago, it was a green land inhabited by humans and animals.

The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study ...

Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water. This ...

A man was visiting Dores Beach in Scotland when he reportedly saw something in the water and took a photo — could it be the ...

Below the arid surface of the great desert are huge natural reservoirs of water. These resources are now beginning to be studied and exploited for the benefit of the Saharan nations ...

Scratched on the desert's rocks are the memories of a wetter Sahara, when water-dependent creatures such as lions, elephants, and rhinoceroses lived here. A funny thing happened when the most ...

Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... Mr Youabeb says the presence of water in the Sahara could profoundly alter weather forecasts in the future. “There will be more evaporation ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

Fennec Foxes are the quintessential desert creature ... the scarcity of water, even the colours of the Sahara over millions of years – now risk being lost altogether in the space of a generation.