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

Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the ...

The Sahara desert in its present ... During their examination, researchers spotted ancient rock artworks from 16 new sites in ...

The Sahara Desert, spanning across Northern Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. With its vast expanse of stunning sand dunes, picturesque oasis, and unique rock formations, it is a top ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest and most barren ... They obtained DNA from the bones of two females buried at a rock shelter called Takarkori in remote southwestern Libya.

Turns out, however, that a surprising proportion of the world’s largest hot desert isn’t actually sandy at all. Just 25 percent of the Sahara ... opportunity for the formation of vast ...

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The Sahara desert ... excavated from the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya. The humans lived during the "African Humid Period," when the Sahara desert was green and dotted with lakes ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the United ...