The Sahara desert is the world's largest non-polar desert, covering a huge amount of north Africa, and is without doubt one ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s ...

A desert biome habitat at the University of Arizona now houses an endangered fish species known as the Sonoyta pupfish. The habitat is located in the university’s Biosphere 2, an earth and ...

Yuma, Arizona basks in sunshine all year, offering travelers warm winters, rich history, and endless outdoor adventures under brilliant skies.

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

Discovery and scale of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer SystemLibya’s Great Man-Made River and its water supply impactGlobal ...

Every year, while we’re celebrating the festive season, Turtle Doves are foraging for seeds in West Africa. When spring arrives, they set out on an epic 3,000-mile journey across the Sahara Desert and ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large ...

In the heart of the Sahara Desert, an ancient people known as the Tuareg have thrived for centuries. The enigmatic history, which can be traced back thousands of years, unfolds as a testament to human ...

A new report from the Arizona Game and Fish Department showed the state's unchecked feral burro population is destroying keystone plant species in the Sonoran Desert. Wildlife scientists studied plant ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year—one-tenth of the amount of Chicago's rain, sleet and snow. "Changing rainfall patterns will ...

Sandwiched between Jomax and Happy Valley roads, just west of Interstate 17, the land serves as a backdrop to Sandra Day O’Connor High School. The land is a roughly 14-minute drive north to TSMC’s ...