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Moving eye in the Sahara left by 'space killer'
An attacker from space crashed into the Sahara 345 million years ago, completely destroying an area the size of a city.
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What if we turned the Sahara desert into a solar 'battery'?
Theoretically, we could meet the world's current energy needs by covering 1.2% of the Sahara Desert with solar panels.
Environment
Lakes appear across the Sahara desert after floods
Satellite images show lakes dotting the Sahara desert after a cyclone dumped a year's worth of rain on northern Africa in just days.
Environment
Sahara Desert Suddenly Flooded by Thunderstorms, Lake Dry for 50 Years Now Filled with Water
When talking about the Sahara desert, everyone probably thinks of the intense heat and vast, dry sand. But surprisingly, many areas of this desert have been flooded afte…
Archeology
Strange 9,000-year-old rock art of swimmers in what is now the Sahara desert
Thousands of years ago, the Sahara Desert was not a dry, sandy land but a lush green oasis.
Environment
Saharan dust is important for ecological protection and climate change
As iron-laden dust moved farther away from the Sahara, atmospheric reactions made iron increasingly accessible to support life.
Archeology
100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by crocodiles that could run like athletes
According to scientists, SuperCroc crocodiles can run at speeds of up to 32 km/h over short distances. This speed is equivalent to the running speed of an Olympic-level…
Environment
Strange weather is happening in European countries
Orange-yellow dust clouds from the Sahara desert have covered many areas in Greece, causing authorities to issue health warnings.
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Using radar to measure the depth of the Sahara desert, scientists discovered a giant 'thing' below
The Sahara is always mentioned as one of the largest deserts in the world and stretches across 12 countries. So how deep is the Sahara? What's underneath its sand?
Archeology
Explore the mysterious ancient citadel in the Sahara desert
The Sahara Desert in Northeast Niger (Africa) is a land that is almost beyond human understanding.
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Mysterious murals in the Sahara Desert
These mysterious paintings are the crystallization of a brilliant ancient civilization. Until now, those frescoes have become one of the great mysteries in the history o…
Environment
What caused the giant dust storm 'Godzilla'?
After more than 50 years, 'Godzilla' comes back and is becoming an obsession for people living along the southern coast of the United States.
Environment
One-third of the world's population will suffer from extreme temperatures like the Sahara by 2070?
For the next 50 years, residents of Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of North America and Europe will have to live with ex…
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Is Atlantis really a civilized country that was submerged 10,000 years ago?
Atlantis was first mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato over 2,300 years ago. According to Plato, the unthinkable island nation existed some 9,000 years befo…
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The satellite captures an unprecedented 'ghost sea' in the Sahara Desert
Special satellite images of NASA have highlighted the subtlety elevation in an area of the Sahara Desert, revealing the silhouette of a mysterious water world wider th…