On the ground, its rings are hard to appreciate; dunes, heat haze, and uneven terrain all conspire to hide the full shape.

Hidden in the golden sands of the Sahara Desert lies a geological marvel that has captured the attention of astronauts and ...

European Space Agency's satellite capture shows the Richat Structure in unprecedented clarity, revealing vivid rings across ...

The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help ...

Located approximately 8 miles northwest of Guérou in southern Mauritania, these black mesas rise steeply from the surrounding plains, reaching heights of 1,000 to 1,300 feet. Composed of sandstone, ...

Animals can adapt to any environment – even a sandy, arid landscape like the Sahara Desert. The vast stretches of sand dunes, ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The ...

(Reuters) -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 ...

Scientists have cast new light on the age of the Sahara—the largest hot desert in the world, which spans a vast swathe of the African continent. The desert's age has been a topic of contention for ...