Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

The Eye of the Sahara is a geological marvel, but it also holds archaeological significance, according to Geographical, a magazine published by the U.K.'s Royal Geographical Society.

The Erg Chebbi region of the Sahara desert in Morocco. The region is home to the 984 foot tall Lala Lallia star dune. Giovanni Mereghetti/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

Geological Society of America. ... such that there are special features that let humanity grow up there,” says Frank ... Hydrologic Serendipity and the Garamantian Empire of the Sahara Desert ...

While most of us know the Sahara Desert to be covered in sand, roughly 11,000 to 15,000 years ago, it looked very different. Geologic and archaeological evidence indicates that vegetation ...

Geological evidence shows that the desert was abundant with grasses, trees, and lakes as bodies of water expanded. An increased annual rainfall was a main source of this, forming many rivers and ...

Between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, a wobble in Earth’s orbit turned the Sahara into a lusher environment than it is today. It was the African Humid Period, during which ancient humans painted ...