The stunning city of poets and scholars that’s vanishing into the desert
The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of manuscripts, is facing an existential threat from the encroaching desert.
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...
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Tropical forest’s last old growth is being toppled — illegally
Satellite imagery helps to identify two hotspots of deforestation in the Atlantic Forest along Brazil’s eastern coast.
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Scientists Finally Reveal the Truth Behind Eye of Africa’s Astonishing Origins After Decades of Speculation
Deep within the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert lies an enormous, circular formation spanning nearly 50 kilometers—an ...
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