(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

In the remote reaches of southeastern Libya, the Sahara Desert holds formations that are both enigmatic and visually captivating. Among the most striking are the concentric rings of Jabal Arkanū, ...

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years ...

The Richat Structure looks like an eye in the Saharan Desert. (Image: Copernicus Sentinel data (2025)/ ESA) European Space Agency's satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2 has unveiled some new images of ...

Unusual heavy rains hit the Sahara Desert in 2024, with scenes of flash floods transforming its typical sandy landscape.

Recent archaeological findings in the Sahara Desert have unveiled a tantalizing glimpse into a long-lost lineage of ancient ...