The Sahara Desert wasn’t always a barren wasteland—evidence suggests it was once home to lush vegetation, rivers, and thriving wildlife. Scientists are uncovering traces of this lost ecosystem, ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient people cultivated fertile lands. However, we know how it all ended - today ...

Changes of vegetation between humid and arid phases in North Africa. Vegetation zones are based on the minimum precipitation requirements of each vegetation type. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Researchers in China have assessed the impact of using up to 50% of the Sahara desert for the deployment of large scale solar power plants and have found these may impact the global cloud cover ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Jordan’s Sahara Forest project (SFP), which has been running since December 2012 with the aim of transforming desert spaces into ... to places where vegetation and humans in the long term ...