The rocky and sandy mountains of Zagora, Morocco, rise dramatically from the arid desert floor like natural fortresses shaped ...

7,000-year-old DNA from Sahara skeletons reveals a mysterious lineage with no connection to any modern populations.

The Numbers Don't Lie About Desert Growth The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new ...

Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That's until ...

West Africa's cattle herders are being stripped of their animals by extremist-linked armed groups as the deadly conflict in the Sahel region grows ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies found in Libya reveal an isolated North African lineage and rewrite the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

Morocco now produces more meteorite discoveries than anywhere on Earth, with some Martian and lunar fragments selling for millions of dollars. The government legalized meteorite exports in 2020, ...

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet Earth. When we think about isolation in nature, we usually picture islands ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Almost invisibly to most Americans, Morocco has won an important victory in its ...

UN urges negotiations based on Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan Algeria did not vote, says resolution ignores Polisario proposals. Russia, China, Pakistan abstained; 11 members supported resolution UNITED ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. High-end car sales sink in China Egypt reveals restored colossal ...