Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

Rare DNA found in the barrens of the Sahara reveals the ancestral lineage from North Africa with widespread pastoralism ...

Observing its steady growth underscores the importance ... leading to an unexpected chill after basking in the desert sun.

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth and covers over 3.3 million square miles of North Africa, according to World Atlas. That’s roughly the same size as the entire United States ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest and most barren regions on Earth, extending across much of North Africa. It spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area roughly the size of China or the ...

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts. Houssine Youabeb is the ...

The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human lineage, a new study has found. Researchers from Germany's Max Planck ...

Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green, Was Home to Mysterious Human Lineage By Will Dunham (Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of ...

But the Green Sahara people carried only trace amounts of Neanderthal DNA, illustrating that they had scant contact with outside populations. Although the Takarkori population itself disappeared ...