On Libya’s Messak Settafet plateau, Cretaceous sandstone tells a dual story: modern oil field operations and remnants of ...

This striking astronaut photo shows off an "eye-catching" impact crater in the Sahara Desert. The oculus-like structure is ...

If you didn’t know the context, pictures of the Sahara Desert from the edge of space could easily be mistaken for the surface of Mars instead. The western edge of the African desert is caked in ...

On November 3, 2024, the Saudi Arabian desert of Al-Nafūd in Al-Jawf experienced its first-ever recorded snowfall. Social media buzzed after many shared photos and videos reacting to the strange ...

In a groundbreaking weather event, Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf region has experienced its first-ever recorded snowfall, transforming the arid desert landscape into a breathtaking winter wonderland.

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1 Fifth time in 42 years: Why snowfall has blanketed sand dunes of Sahara desert 2 In less than 100 years, Persian Gulf could be fatally hot for humans Northern Saudi Arabia: Snow blankets the desert ...

On Nov. 2 and 3, vendors of the 68th Annual Gem and Mineral Show lined Mesquite Hall at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds for another successful show. Each year, the Gem and Mineral Show is held during ...

Their hooves unearthed ancient petroglyphs — rock carvings that honored the bison themselves. Walker couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the first carving peeking through the dirt.

Satellite images reveal ample water filling desert lakes that are usually bone dry for years at a time Heavy rains that drenched portions of the Sahara Desert this past summer filled lakes in ...

Africa's Sahara Desert may be considered a vast expanse of barren sand with limited vegetation, an extreme environment for plants and animals to thrive, but life always finds a way. Indeed ...