The Sahara is known for being one of the driest places on Earth, but in fact, it can actually flood. Those floods aren't necessarily a good thing, though.

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

The desert is where the Earth's coldest temperature ever was recorded and some areas haven't seen rain in more than 14 million years.

Two areas are being monitored for potential tropical development into next week, one of which could bring localized flooding ...

The dust hurts air quality not only by giving skies a milky haze, but also by aggravating respiratory problems and triggering ...

For centuries, hundreds of millions of people have relied on desert wetlands that are now disappearing. Can blending ancient knowledge and modern innovation protect these unique ecosystems?

Wellcome Collection’s enthralling show explores man’s search for water, capturing the precious resource’s terrible lack and ...

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

In his new biography of the revolutionary psychiatrists life, Adam Shatz asks what Fanon would have made of the 7 October ...

A specially modified Massey Ferguson 8S tractor became the first-ever tractor to enter the Morocco Desert Challenge.

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town ...