The Sahara’s notorious aridity is not only relatively recent—it is cyclical, alternating with many wet periods over millions of years. During the most recent wet period, left, which lasted from 5,500 ...

Discover the Eye of the Sahara in Mauritania, a vast circular geological formation shaped by ancient magma, uplift and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have cast new light on the age of the Sahara—the largest hot ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a rare occurrence, heavy rainfall hit the Sahara Desert this month ...

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, the rust ...

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This lecture discusses the making of Samia Henni's publication Colonial Toxicity: Rehearsing French Radioactive Architecture and Landscape in the Sahara (2024), which brings together nearly six ...