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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
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 United ...
The world's biggest desert that covers 11 countries where temperatures drop to -9C
The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.
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DNA From 7,000-Year-Old Mummies Reveals Lost Society From Sahara
About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...
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Emergence of a land bridge 20 million years ago allowed elephants and humans to cross into Asia, and turned the Sahara into a desert
What happens beneath the Earth’s surface may seem distant, but its effects shape continents, influence ocean circulation, ...
On the hunt for meteorites in the far reaches of the Sahara
In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.
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Newport grandfather completes Sahara Desert trek challenge
A Newport grandfather in his seventy’s has completed a 100k trek across the Sahara Desert in memory of his great grandson.
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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
The Sahara Desert is one of Earth’s most arid and desolate ... it was a lush green savannah rich in bodies of water and teeming with life. And, according to DNA obtained from the remains of ...