In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace. They dance a shuffling ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

In late June, Pasatiempo caught up with Vieux Farka Touré, a Mali (West African) musician whose father is the late Ali Farka ...

Ubari, Libya is a surreal desert oasis where color-changing lakes shimmer amid Saharan dunes. Salt-rich, ancient, and ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

The Ubari oasis, a circular pool reflected the azure blue sky above and the lush greenery of palm trees surrounding it, ...

"One of the more difficult places to visit is the sparsely populated territory known as Western Sahara," writes John P. Smith ...

Before signing up for a race, he required a cardiologist's clearance; it was then that he discovered a life-threatening heart ...

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what appears to be a massive skull lurking in the waters of a Canadian Island.

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron ...

The history of the world is far deeper, broader, and stranger than just political backstabbing, epic battles, and dusty ...

The tool, which comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, could be a huge step toward making safe ...