The Sahara is often thought of as the driest desert in the world, but there is in fact a desert that is even older and more arid, with some parts receiving absolutely no rain at all for 200 million ye ...

The results suggest that the radioactive dust originated in Algeria's Reggane region, but its plutonium levels didn't match ...

Saharan sand contains radioactive isotopes of plutonium and cesium that can be transported from the great African desert to ...

Camel can cross the Sahara, but they can' t make a home in the desert's harshest places. Egypt's White Desert Cameraman Kevin Flay and crew in front of limestone formations in Egypt’s White Desert.

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 ...

Satellite imagery from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) showed desert dust moving north across the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, February 3. “A plume of dust from the ...